AMD EPYC 7H12 vs Intel Pentium G2130

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Combined performance score

Pentium G2130
1.25

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Pentium G2130 by 3527% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium G2130 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking217439
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.805.01
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date21 January 2013 (11 years old)18 September 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$90no data
Current price$86 (1x MSRP)$6796
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7H12 has 79% better value for money than Pentium G2130.

Technical specs

Pentium G2130 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 speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3072 KB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size94 mm2192 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2130 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1155TR4
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2130 and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVXno 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
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Pentium G2130 and EPYC 7H12 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2130 and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2130 and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2130 and EPYC 7H12 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2130 and EPYC 7H12.

PCIe version2.0no 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 G2130 1.25
EPYC 7H12 45.34
+3527%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Pentium G2130 by 3527% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium G2130 1921
EPYC 7H12 69633
+3525%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Pentium G2130 by 3525% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.25 45.34
Recency 21 January 2013 18 September 2019
Physical cores 2 64
Threads 2 128
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 280 Watt

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2130 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium G2130 is a desktop processor while EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G2130 and EPYC 7H12, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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