EPYC 7H12 vs Pentium 3558U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 3558U
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.65
EPYC 7H12
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
43.84
+6645%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Pentium 3558U by a whopping 6645% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3558U and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking276148
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD EPYC
Power efficiency4.1014.81
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)18 September 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3558U and EPYC 7H12 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 cores2 (Dual-core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads2128
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache128 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3558U and EPYC 7H12 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 configurationno data2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1168TR4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3558U and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3558U and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3558U and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Haswell) (200 - 1000 MHz)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.


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.

Pentium 3558U 0.65
EPYC 7H12 43.84
+6645%

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.

Pentium 3558U 1040
EPYC 7H12 69633
+6595%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 43.84
Recency 1 January 2014 18 September 2019
Physical cores 2 64
Threads 2 128
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 280 Watt

Pentium 3558U has 1766.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7H12, on the other hand, has a 6644.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 3558U is a notebook processor while EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3558U and EPYC 7H12, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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