EPYC 9555 vs Pentium G630

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G630
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.84
EPYC 9555
2024
64 cores / 128 threads, 360 Watt
83.20
+9805%

EPYC 9555 outperforms Pentium G630 by a whopping 9805% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G630 and EPYC 9555 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25976
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.083.04
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.2322.04
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Turin (2024)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$100$9,826

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9555 has 3700% better value for money than Pentium G630.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G630 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 cores2 (Dual-core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads2128
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size131 mm28x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million66,520 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G630 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1155SP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G630 and EPYC 9555. 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+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium G630 and EPYC 9555 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 G630 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 G630 and EPYC 9555. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G630 and EPYC 9555 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G630 and EPYC 9555.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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 G630 0.84
EPYC 9555 83.20
+9805%

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 G630 1343
EPYC 9555 133253
+9822%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 83.20
Recency 4 September 2011 10 October 2024
Physical cores 2 64
Threads 2 128
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 360 Watt

Pentium G630 has 453.8% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9555, on the other hand, has a 9804.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9555 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G630 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G630 is a desktop processor while EPYC 9555 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G630 and EPYC 9555, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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