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AMD EPYC 9124 | AMD Athlon II X2 250e | |
CPU comparisonAMD EPYC 9124 or AMD Athlon II X2 250e - 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 EPYC 9124 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9124 was released in Q4/2022. The AMD Athlon II X2 250e has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 250e was released in Q3/2010. |
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AMD EPYC (129) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
AMD EPYC 9004 (21) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) |
4 | Generation | 1 |
Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) | Architecture | Propus |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD EPYC 9124 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9124 is 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD Athlon II X2 250e has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 250e is at 3.00 GHz. |
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AMD EPYC 9124 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250e |
16 | Cores | 2 |
32 | Threads | 2 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.00 GHz | Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
3.60 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD EPYC 9124 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 460.8 GB/s. The AMD Athlon II X2 250e supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s. |
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AMD EPYC 9124 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250e |
DDR5-4800 | Memory | DDR3-1333 |
6144 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
12 | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
460.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | No |
16.00 MB | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
64.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
5.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
128 | PCIe lanes | -- |
504.1 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 9124 is 200 W, while the AMD Athlon II X2 250e has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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AMD EPYC 9124 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250e |
200 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 45 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
240 W | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD EPYC 9124 is manufactured in 5 nm and has 80.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X2 250e is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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AMD EPYC 9124 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250e |
5 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Unknown |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI | ISA extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
SP5 | Socket | AM3 |
AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | AMD-V |
Yes | AES-NI | No |
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q4/2022 | Release date | Q3/2010 |
1083 $ | Release price | -- |
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AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD EPYC 9124 | AMD Athlon II X2 250e |
Unknown | Unknown |