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AMD EPYC 9684X

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD EPYC 9684X and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD EPYC 9684X

More Total Cores: 96 (96 vs 6)
Larger L3 Cache: 1152 MB (1152 MB vs 32 MB (shared))
Newer PCI Express Version: PCIe® 5.0 x128 (PCIe® 5.0 x128 vs Gen 4, 24 Lanes (CPU only))
Higher Memory Type: DDR5 (DDR5 vs DDR4)
Newer Launch Date: June 2023 (June 2023 vs September 2019)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Higher Max Turbo Frequency: up to 4.1 GHz (Up to 3.7 GHz vs up to 4.1 GHz)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

AMD

June 2023

Launch Date

September 2019

Server

Platform

Desktop

EPYC 9684X

Model Name

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.

Ryzen 5 3500X

Code Name

Matisse

Generation

Ryzen 5 (Zen 2 (Matisse))

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).

192

Total Threads

Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.

2.55 GHz

Basic Frequency

3.6 GHz

Up to 3.7 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.

up to 4.1 GHz

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

512 KB (per core)

1152 MB

L3 Cache

32 MB (shared)

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

SP5

CPU Socket

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

AMD Socket AM4

Multiplier

36.0x

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.

7 nm

400W

TDP

65 W

PCIe® 5.0 x128

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 4, 24 Lanes (CPU only)

Transistor Count

3,800 million

Memory Specifications

DDR5

Memory Type

Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.

DDR4

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.