EPYC 9254 vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9254 outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by a whopping 18989% 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 | 3521 | 114 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 16.73 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Pentium 4 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 0.09 | 7.66 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | no data | 10 November 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and EPYC 9254 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4.15 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 29 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 4x 72 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 26,280 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and EPYC 9254 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 | no data | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and EPYC 9254. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and EPYC 9254 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and EPYC 9254. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 460.8 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and EPYC 9254.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.19 | 36.27 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 24 |
| Threads | 1 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 200 Watt |
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 has 124.7% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9254, on the other hand, has a 18989.5% higher aggregate performance score, 2300% more physical cores and 4700% more threads, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 9254 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium 4 P4 3.0 is a desktop processor while EPYC 9254 is a server/workstation one.
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