AMD EPYC 9965 vs AMD EPYC Embedded 3255
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 9965 with 192 cores 2.25GHz and AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 with 8 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 9965 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (6000 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (384MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.25GHz)
Lower TDP (55W vs 500W)
Score
General Parameters
Oct 2024
Release Date
Feb 2018
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Turin
Core Architecture
Zen
AMD Socket SP5
Socket
AMD BGA SP4r2
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC(Zen 5c (Turin))
Generation
EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))
Package
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
500 W
Power Consumption
55 W
TSMC
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
mm²
Die Size
213 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
192
Performance Cores
-
384
Performance Core Threads
-
2.25 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz
192
Total Core Count
8
384
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
22.5
Multiplier
25.0
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
384 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6000
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
6 TB
Max Memory Size
-
12
Max Memory Channels
2
576 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
