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AMD EPYC 7H12 vs Intel Pentium G2130
Combined performance score
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 ranking | 2174 | 39 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 2.80 | 5.01 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Zen 2 (2019−2020) |
Release date | 21 January 2013 (11 years old) | 18 September 2019 (4 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $90 | no data |
Current price | $86 (1x MSRP) | $6796 |
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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
Threads | 2 | 128 |
Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96K (per core) |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
L3 cache | 3072 KB (shared) | 256 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
Die size | 94 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
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 configuration | 1 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
Socket | FCLGA1155 | TR4 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 280 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 extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
AES-NI | - | + |
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 |
Status | Discontinued | no 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-V | no 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 types | DDR3 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 4 TiB |
Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 204.763 GB/s |
ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors | no data |
Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2130 and EPYC 7H12 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2130 and EPYC 7H12.
PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
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%
EPYC 7H12 outperforms Pentium G2130 by 3525% in Passmark.
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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