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AMD EPYC 8124PN

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AMD A10-6790K

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD EPYC 8124PN and AMD A10-6790K processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD EPYC 8124PN

More Total Cores: 16 (16 vs 4)
Newer PCI Express Version: PCIe® 5.0 x96 (PCIe® 5.0 x96 vs Gen 2)
Higher Memory Type: DDR5 (DDR5 vs DDR3)
Newer Launch Date: September 2023 (September 2023 vs October 2013)

AMD A10-6790K

Higher Max Turbo Frequency: up to 4.3 GHz (Up to 3 GHz vs up to 4.3 GHz)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

AMD

September 2023

Launch Date

October 2013

Server

Platform

Desktop

EPYC 8124PN

Model Name

A10-6790K

Code Name

Richland

Generation

A10 (Richland)

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

2 GHz

Basic Frequency

4 GHz

Up to 3 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

up to 4.3 GHz

L1 Cache

192 KB

L2 Cache

4 MB

64 MB

L3 Cache

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

SP6

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AMD Socket FM2

Multiplier

40.0x

Multiplier Unlocked

Yes

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

32 nm

100W

TDP

100 W

PCIe® 5.0 x96

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Gen 2

Transistor Count

1,303 million

Memory Specifications

DDR5

Memory Type

DDR3

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Dual-channel

Up to 4800 MT/s

Bus Speed

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Radeon HD 8670D