EPYC 7313 vs Pentium 3556U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3556U and EPYC 7313 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2731	202
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	16.15
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	4.21	15.03
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,083

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3556U and EPYC 7313 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	30
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm+
Die size	118 mm2	4x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	16,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3556U and EPYC 7313 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	FCBGA1168	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3556U and EPYC 7313. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3556U and EPYC 7313 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
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3556U and EPYC 7313 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 3556U and EPYC 7313. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	16 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	N/A
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3556U and EPYC 7313 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3556U and EPYC 7313.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	10	128
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.68	25.08
Recency	1 September 2013	12 January 2021
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	155 Watt

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