EPYC 7203 vs Pentium 1403
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7203 outperforms Pentium 1403 by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2655 | 1902 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.32 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.41 | 2.43 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | no data | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (13 years ago) | 5 September 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $338 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium 1403 and EPYC 7203 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 0 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 5 MB | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 81 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 0.6V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 1403 and EPYC 7203 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | no data | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 1403 and EPYC 7203. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium 1403 and EPYC 7203 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 1403 and EPYC 7203 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 Pentium 1403 and EPYC 7203. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 375 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 1403 and EPYC 7203.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 128 |
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 | 1.05 | 2.72 |
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 5 September 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 120 Watt |
Pentium 1403 has 50% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7203, on the other hand, has a 159% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7203 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 1403 in performance tests.
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