EPYC 9655 vs Xeon MP 3.50

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon MP 3.50 and EPYC 9655 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameCranford (2005)Turin (2024)
Release dateMarch 2005 (19 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,852

Detailed specifications

Xeon MP 3.50 and EPYC 9655 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)96
Threads1192
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache16 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data12x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistorsno data99,780 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon MP 3.50 and EPYC 9655 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12
Socket604SP5
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon MP 3.50 and EPYC 9655. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon MP 3.50 and EPYC 9655 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon MP 3.50 and EPYC 9655. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon MP 3.50 and EPYC 9655.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 96
Threads 1 192
Chip lithography 90 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 400 Watt

Xeon MP 3.50 has 196.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9655, on the other hand, has 9500% more physical cores and 19100% more threads, and a 2150% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon MP 3.50 and EPYC 9655. We've got no test results to judge.


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