EPYC 7H12 vs Pentium M 780
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7H12 outperforms Pentium M 780 by a whopping 18774% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 780 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3239 | 54 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Pentium M | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 0.81 | 14.77 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 25 July 2005 (19 years ago) | 18 September 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 780 and EPYC 7H12 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) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.03 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 26 |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.404V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 780 and EPYC 7H12 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 780 and EPYC 7H12. 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 |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium M 780 and EPYC 7H12 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 M 780 and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 780 and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.23 | 43.41 |
| Recency | 25 July 2005 | 18 September 2019 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 64 |
| Threads | 1 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 280 Watt |
Pentium M 780 has 937% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7H12, on the other hand, has a 18773.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 6300% more physical cores and 12700% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 780 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium M 780 is a notebook processor while EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation one.
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