EPYC 7713P vs Pentium B950

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B950 and EPYC 7713P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2661	27
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	14.79
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Milan (2021)
Release date	19 June 2011 (13 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	$5,010
Current price	$90 (0.7x MSRP)	$3229 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium B950 and EPYC 7713P 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)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	2	128
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.68 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm+
Die size	131 mm2	8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B950 and EPYC 7713P 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	1
Socket	PGA988	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B950 and EPYC 7713P. 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	-	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium B950 and EPYC 7713P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B950 and EPYC 7713P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B950 and EPYC 7713P. 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	21.3 GB/s	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	N/A
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B950 and EPYC 7713P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B950 and EPYC 7713P.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	128

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.

EPYC 7713P outperforms Pentium B950 by 7977% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.65	52.50
Recency	19 June 2011	15 March 2021
Physical cores	2	64
Threads	2	128
Cost	$134	$5010
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	225 Watt

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