EPYC 7763 vs Pentium U5600

Primary details

Comparing Pentium U5600 and EPYC 7763 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.57
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Milan (2021)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$7,890
Current price	no data	$13298 (1.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium U5600 and EPYC 7763 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)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	2	128
Base clock speed	1.33 GHz	2.45 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.33 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus support	2500 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm+
Die size	81+114 mm2	8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	384 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Pentium U5600 and EPYC 7763 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
Socket	Intel BGA1288	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium U5600 and EPYC 7763. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium U5600 and EPYC 7763 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 U5600 and EPYC 7763 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium U5600 and EPYC 7763. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	N/A
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium U5600 and EPYC 7763 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium U5600 and EPYC 7763.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	1	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	9 January 2011	15 March 2021
Physical cores	2	64
Threads	2	128
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	280 Watt

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