EPYC 9015 vs Pentium G6950

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium G6950 and EPYC 9015 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2639not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.01no data
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Turin (2024)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60$527

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G6950 and EPYC 9015 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size81 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors382 million16,630 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6950 and EPYC 9015 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
SocketFCLGA1156SP5
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6950 and EPYC 9015. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium G6950 and EPYC 9015 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 G6950 and EPYC 9015 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6950 and EPYC 9015. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size16.38 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HDN/A

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6950 and EPYC 9015 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6950 and EPYC 9015.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes16128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2010 10 October 2024
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium G6950 has 71.2% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9015, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium G6950 and EPYC 9015. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium G6950 is a desktop processor while EPYC 9015 is a server/workstation one.


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