AMD Athlon II X2 340 | AMD EPYC 7501 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X2 340 or AMD EPYC 7501 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Athlon II X2 340 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 was released in Q4/2012. The AMD EPYC 7501 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7501 was released in Q3/2017. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
AMD Athlon II X2 (Trinity) (1) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 7001 (12) |
3 | Generation | 1 |
Trinity | Architecture | Naples (Zen) |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | AMD EPYC 7502 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X2 340 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7501 has 32 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon II X2 340 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7501 |
2 | Cores | 32 |
2 | Threads | 64 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.20 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
3.60 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.00 GHz |
3.60 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.60 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X2 340 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7501 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 340 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7501 |
DDR3-1600 | Memory | DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666 |
Max. Memory | ||
1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
12.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 170.6 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
1.00 MB | L3 Cache | 64.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 128 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 126.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7501 is 180 W. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 340 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7501 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 180 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 340 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7501 cache has a total of 64.00 MB. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 340 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7501 |
32 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
FM2 | Socket | SP3 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q4/2012 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
30 $ | Release price | 2750 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 340 | AMD EPYC 7501 |
Unknown | Unknown |