EPYC 9555 vs Pentium 1403 v2

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 1403 v2 and EPYC 9555 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2178	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.70	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)	Turin (2024)
Release date	9 January 2014 (10 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$9,826

Detailed specifications

Pentium 1403 v2 and EPYC 9555 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	2.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	4 nm
Die size	133 mm2	8x 70.6 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,008 million	66,520 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.65-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 1403 v2 and EPYC 9555 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	1356	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 1403 v2 and EPYC 9555. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	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	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium 1403 v2 and EPYC 9555 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 1403 v2 and EPYC 9555 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 1403 v2 and EPYC 9555. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 1403 v2 and EPYC 9555.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	24	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	9 January 2014	10 October 2024
Physical cores	2	64
Threads	2	128
Chip lithography	22 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	360 Watt

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