EPYC 9015 vs Pentium 4 660

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 660 and EPYC 9015 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3198	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Pentium 4	no data
Power efficiency	0.17	no data
Architecture codename	Prescott 2M	Turin (2024)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$527

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 660 and EPYC 9015 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	1 (Single-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	1	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	16,630 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.4V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 660 and EPYC 9015 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	no data	2
Socket	PLGA775,PPGA775	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 660 and EPYC 9015. 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
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium 4 660 and EPYC 9015 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 4 660 and EPYC 9015 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 660 and EPYC 9015. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

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 4 660 and EPYC 9015.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	8
Threads	1	16
Chip lithography	90 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	125 Watt

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