EPYC 9754S vs Pentium Gold G5420

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2073	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.14	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Pentium Gold	no data
Power efficiency	4.17	no data
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	no data	TSMC
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Bergamo (2023)
Release date	23 April 2019 (6 years ago)	13 June 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$10,200

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5420 and EPYC 9754S 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)	128
Threads	4	256
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.25 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	126 mm2	8x 73 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	71,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5420 and EPYC 9754S 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	FCLGA1151	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and EPYC 9754S. 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5420 and EPYC 9754S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and EPYC 9754S 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 Gold G5420 and EPYC 9754S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 610	N/A
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5420 and EPYC 9754S integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and EPYC 9754S integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and EPYC 9754S integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and EPYC 9754S.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 April 2019	13 June 2023
Physical cores	2	128
Threads	4	256
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	360 Watt

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