Pentium Silver vs EPYC 74F3

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 74F3
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 240 Watt
38.19
+1899%

EPYC 74F3 outperforms Pentium Silver by a whopping 1899% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 74F3 and Pentium Silver processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking771972
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.20no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency15.05no data
Architecture codenameMilan (2021−2023)no data
Release date15 March 2021 (3 years ago)1 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,900no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 74F3 and Pentium Silver 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)no data
Threads48no data
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHzno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache256 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm+no data
Die size4x 81 mm2no data
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 74F3 and Pentium Silver 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 configuration2no data
SocketSP3no data
Power consumption (TDP)240 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 74F3 and Pentium Silver. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 74F3 and Pentium Silver are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 74F3 and Pentium Silver. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200no data
Maximum memory size4 TiBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth204.795 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 74F3 and Pentium Silver.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes128no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 74F3 38.19
+1899%
Pentium Silver 1.91

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.

EPYC 74F3 60666
+1898%
Pentium Silver 3037

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.19 1.91
Recency 15 March 2021 1 July 2020

EPYC 74F3 has a 1899.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

The EPYC 74F3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 74F3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Silver is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 74F3 and Pentium Silver, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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