EPYC 9555 vs Pentium G860

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium G860 and EPYC 9555 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2532not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.12no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Pentium (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.34no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Turin (2024)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$9,826

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G860 and EPYC 9555 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 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size131 mm28x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million66,520 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G860 and EPYC 9555 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
SocketFCLGA1155SP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G860 and EPYC 9555. 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+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium G860 and EPYC 9555 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 G860 and EPYC 9555 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G860 and EPYC 9555. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G860 and EPYC 9555 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G860 and EPYC 9555.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 September 2011 10 October 2024
Physical cores 2 64
Threads 2 128
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 360 Watt

Pentium G860 has 453.8% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9555, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium G860 and EPYC 9555. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium G860 is a desktop processor while EPYC 9555 is a server/workstation one.


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