Pentium 6805 vs EPYC 7H12
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7H12 outperforms Pentium 6805 by a whopping 1473% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 7H12 and Pentium 6805 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 54 | 1746 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 14.77 | 17.52 |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Ice Lake-Y (2020) |
| Release date | 18 September 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 October 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $161 |
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7H12 and Pentium 6805 basic parameters such as 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 128 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Multiplier | 26 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 256 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 123 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7H12 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 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | TR4 | FCBGA1526 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7H12 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 | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
EPYC 7H12 and Pentium 6805 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7H12 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 7H12 and Pentium 6805. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | 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 7H12 and Pentium 6805 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7H12 and Pentium 6805.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 43.41 | 2.76 |
| Recency | 18 September 2019 | 1 October 2020 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 2 |
| Threads | 128 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 15 Watt |
EPYC 7H12 has a 1472.8% higher aggregate performance score, 3100% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium 6805, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1766.7% lower power consumption.
The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 6805 in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 6805 is a notebook one.
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