Pentium 6805 vs EPYC 7663
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7663 outperforms Pentium 6805 by a whopping 1748% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 70 | 1996 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.25 | 5.62 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.22 | 7.12 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Milan (2021−2023) | Ice Lake-Y (2020) |
| Release date | 15 March 2021 (5 years ago) | 1 October 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $6,366 | $161 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium 6805 has 7% better value for money than EPYC 7663.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of EPYC 7663 and Pentium 6805: number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 56 (Hexapentaconta-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 112 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 256 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm+ | 10 nm |
| Die size | 8x 81 mm2 | 123 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 33,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7663 and Pentium 6805 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | SP3 | FCBGA1526 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 240 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7663 and Pentium 6805. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 7663 and Pentium 6805 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7663 and Pentium 6805 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7663 and Pentium 6805. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.795 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 850 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 7663 and Pentium 6805 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7663 and Pentium 6805.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 46.75 | 2.53 |
| Recency | 15 March 2021 | 1 October 2020 |
| Physical cores | 56 | 2 |
| Threads | 112 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 240 Watt | 15 Watt |
EPYC 7663 has a 1748% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, 2700% more physical cores and 2700% more threads, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium 6805, on the other hand, has 1500% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7663 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 6805 in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7663 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 6805 is a notebook one.
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