EPYC 7443 vs Pentium Gold G4620

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 7443 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	94
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	15.40
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$93	$2,010

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 7443 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	48
Base clock speed	no data	2.85 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	37	28.5
L1 cache	128 KB	1536 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	12 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	no data	4x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	16,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 7443 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	LGA-1151	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 7443. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 7443 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 7443. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 630

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 7443.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 January 2017	12 January 2021
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	4	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	200 Watt

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