EPYC 7301 vs Pentium M 1300
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 1300 and EPYC 7301 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 741 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.57 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Pentium M | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | Banias (2003) | Naples (2017−2018) |
| Release date | no data | 29 June 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $825 |
| Current price | $78 | $1500 (1.8x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 1300 and EPYC 7301 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus support | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 1300 and EPYC 7301 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 | no data | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 24.5 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 1300 and EPYC 7301. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 1300 and EPYC 7301 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 1300 and EPYC 7301. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 170.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 1300 and EPYC 7301.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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%
EPYC 7301 outperforms Pentium M 1300 by 7510% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 16 |
| Threads | 1 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 24 Watt | 170 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Pentium M 1300 and EPYC 7301. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Pentium M 1300 is a notebook processor while EPYC 7301 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 1300 and EPYC 7301, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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