AMD EPYC 9684X vs AMD Opteron 156
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 9684X with 96 cores 2.55GHz and Opteron 156 with 1 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 9684X 's Advantages
Released 18 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 400)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 90nm)
AMD Opteron 156 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.55GHz)
Lower TDP (104W vs 400W)
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General Parameters
Jun 2023
Release Date
May 2005
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
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Genoa-X
Core Architecture
Venus
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AMD Socket SP5
Socket
AMD Socket 939
N/A
Integrated Graphics
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))
Generation
Opteron (Venus (E4))
Package
135.24 billions
Transistor Count
0.114 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
90 nm
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400 W
Power Consumption
104 W
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TSMC
Foundry
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12x72 mm²
Die Size
115 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
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397 mm²
I/O Die Size
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CPU Performance
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2.55 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
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96
Total Core Count
1
192
Total Thread Count
1
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
25.5
Multiplier
15.0
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64 K per core
L1 Cache
128 KB
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB
1152 MB shared
L3 Cache
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No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
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2
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR1-400
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12
Max Memory Channels
2
460.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
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Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
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