AMD EPYC 9754 vs Intel Pentium 2020M

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AMD EPYC 9754 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 2020M
AMD EPYC 9754 Intel Pentium 2020M

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD EPYC 9754 and the Intel Pentium 2020M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD EPYC 9754 128 core processor released in Q2/2023 with the Intel Pentium 2020M which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2012.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD EPYC 8004/9004 (15) CPU group Intel Pentium 2000 (5)
4 Generation 4
Bergamo/Siena (Zen 4c) Architecture Ivy Bridge U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9754 is a 128 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.25 GHz (3.10 GHz). The processor can compute 256 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium 2020M clocks with 2.40 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD EPYC 9754 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2020M
128 Cores 2
256 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.25 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD EPYC 9754 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2020M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 6144 GB of memory in a maximum of 12 memory channels is supported by the AMD EPYC 9754, while the Intel Pentium 2020M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

AMD EPYC 9754 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2020M
DDR5-4800 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
6144 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
12 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
460.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
256.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 2.0
128 PCIe lanes 16
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD EPYC 9754 has a TDP of 360 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium 2020M is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD EPYC 9754 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2020M
360 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
400 W TDP up --
320 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 9754 has 256.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 5 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium 2020M is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

AMD EPYC 9754 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2020M
5 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
SP5 Socket PGA 988
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2023 Release date Q3/2012
11900 $ Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
473 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
886 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
403 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
731 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
1371 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 2.25 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2020M Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
465 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 9754 Intel Pentium 2020M
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