EPYC 4344P vs Pentium G3460
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 4344P outperforms Pentium G3460 by a whopping 1450% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G3460 and EPYC 4344P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2210 | 241 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.21 | 49.86 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 2.45 | 31.59 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Raphael (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 21 July 2014 (10 years ago) | 21 May 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $89 | $329 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 4344P has 23643% better value for money than Pentium G3460.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G3460 and EPYC 4344P 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | 71 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 61 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 6,570 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G3460 and EPYC 4344P 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1150 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3460 and EPYC 4344P. 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 |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium G3460 and EPYC 4344P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3460 and EPYC 4344P 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 G3460 and EPYC 4344P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Max video memory | 1.7 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3460 and EPYC 4344P integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
| VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3460 and EPYC 4344P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G3460 and EPYC 4344P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.1/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3460 and EPYC 4344P.
| PCIe version | Up to 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 28 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.40 | 21.70 |
| Recency | 21 July 2014 | 21 May 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium G3460 has 22.6% lower power consumption.
EPYC 4344P, on the other hand, has a 1450% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 4344P is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3460 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium G3460 is a desktop processor while EPYC 4344P is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3460 and EPYC 4344P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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