AMD Athlon 320GE vs AMD Epyc 7251

Let's find out which one of AMD Epyc 7251 and AMD Athlon 320GE is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Epyc 7251 AMD Athlon 320GE
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Epyc AMD Athlon
• Generation
  1 4
• CPU group
  AMD Epyc 7001 AMD Athlon 300

In this block we are going to compare AMD Epyc 7251 vs AMD Athlon 320GE by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.10 GHz 3.50 GHz
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Epyc 7251 and AMD Athlon 320GE along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
• GPU frequency
  1.10 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  3
• Shader
  192
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  8
• Technology
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Epyc 7251 and AMD Athlon 320GE. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Epyc 7251 and AMD Athlon 320GE you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  64 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  8 2 (Dual Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Epyc 7251 or AMD Athlon 320GE? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  120 W 35 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 95 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Epyc 7251 and AMD Athlon 320GE CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  -- 1.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  32.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Naples (Zen) Dali (Zen)
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  SP3 AM4 (LGA 1331)
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q3/2019