AMD EPYC 7H12 vs Intel Pentium G620

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Combined performance score

Pentium G620
0.79

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Pentium G620 by 5639% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium G620 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking248039
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money7.435.01
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date22 May 2011 (12 years old)18 September 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data
Current price$45 (0.8x MSRP)$6796
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G620 has 48% better value for money than EPYC 7H12.

Technical specs

Pentium G620 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 speed2.6 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size131 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G620 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)65 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G620 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++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+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
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Pentium G620 and EPYC 7H12 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 G620 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 G620 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 bandwidth17 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G620 and EPYC 7H12 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G620 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 G620 0.79
EPYC 7H12 45.34
+5639%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Pentium G620 by 5639% 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 G620 1212
EPYC 7H12 69633
+5645%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Pentium G620 by 5645% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.79 45.34
Recency 22 May 2011 18 September 2019
Physical cores 2 64
Threads 2 128
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 280 Watt

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G620 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium G620 is a desktop processor while EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G620 and EPYC 7H12, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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