EPYC 9654 vs Pentium G3440

VS

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3440
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.39
EPYC 9654
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
75.73
+5348%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Pentium G3440 by a whopping 5348% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3440 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22196
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.141.29
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency2.4419.91
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date1 May 2014 (10 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$95$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9654 has 821% better value for money than Pentium G3440.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3440 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 cores2 (Dual-core)96
Threads2192
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size177 mm212x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3440 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1150SP5
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3440 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no 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+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium G3440 and EPYC 9654 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 G3440 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 G3440 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size32 GB6 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processorsno data
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3440 and EPYC 9654 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3440 and EPYC 9654 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3440 and EPYC 9654 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3440 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe versionUp to 3.05.0
PCI Express lanes16128

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 G3440 1.39
EPYC 9654 75.73
+5348%

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 G3440 2202
EPYC 9654 120295
+5363%

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 G3440 663
EPYC 9654 1837
+177%

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 G3440 1228
EPYC 9654 18836
+1434%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.39 75.73
Recency 1 May 2014 10 November 2022
Physical cores 2 96
Threads 2 192
Chip lithography 22 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 360 Watt

Pentium G3440 has 579.2% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 5348.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 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 G3440 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3440 is a desktop processor while EPYC 9654 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3440 and EPYC 9654, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Pentium G3440
Pentium G3440
AMD EPYC 9654
EPYC 9654

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3 21 vote

Rate Pentium G3440 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.8 995 votes

Rate EPYC 9654 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Pentium G3440 or EPYC 9654, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.