EPYC 9255 vs Pentium Gold G4620

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 9255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Turin (2024)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$93	$2,495

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 9255 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	48
Base clock speed	no data	3.25 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	4x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	33,260 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 9255 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	LGA-1151	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 9255. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 9255 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 9255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 630

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G4620 and EPYC 9255.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 January 2017	10 October 2024
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	4	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	200 Watt

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