EPYC 9654 vs Pentium G2030T

Place in the ranking	2456	5
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.27
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	2.68	19.76
Architecture codename	no data	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G2030T and EPYC 9654 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)	96
Threads	2	192
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	24
L1 cache	no data	6 MB
L2 cache	no data	96 MB
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	12x 72 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2030T and EPYC 9654 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	FCLGA1155	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2030T and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium G2030T and EPYC 9654 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2030T and EPYC 9654 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 G2030T and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	32 GB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2030T and EPYC 9654 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2030T and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
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.

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.

Pentium G2030T 1.03

EPYC 9654 78.01
+7474%

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.

Pentium G2030T 1581

EPYC 9654 119388
+7451%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G2030T 423

EPYC 9654 1827
+332%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G2030T 738

EPYC 9654 18626
+2424%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.03	78.01
Recency	1 April 2013	10 November 2022
Physical cores	2	96
Threads	2	192
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	360 Watt

Pentium G2030T has 928.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 7473.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 4700% more physical cores and 9500% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2030T in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G2030T is a desktop processor while EPYC 9654 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G2030T and EPYC 9654, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.