Intel Pentium 977 vs AMD EPYC 9124
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| Intel Pentium 977 | AMD EPYC 9124 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium 977 or AMD EPYC 9124 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Intel Pentium 977 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 977 was released in Q1/2012. The AMD EPYC 9124 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9124 was released in Q4/2022. |
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| Intel Pentium (150) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
| Intel Pentium 900 (10) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 9004 (21) |
| 3 | Generation | 4 |
| Sandy Bridge U | Architecture | Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium 977 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The AMD EPYC 9124 has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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| Intel Pentium 977 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9124 |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.40 GHz | Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.60 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.35 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 1.00 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 6 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 32 nm | Technology | |
| 2 | Max. displays | |
| 6 | Compute units | -- |
| 48 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 10.1 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) | GPU | no iGPU |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium 977 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9124 can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. |
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| Intel Pentium 977 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9124 |
| DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR5-4800 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 6144 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 12 |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | 16.00 MB |
| 2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 64.00 MB |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
| 8.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 504.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium 977 has a TDP of 17 W, that of the AMD EPYC 9124 is 200 W. |
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| Intel Pentium 977 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9124 |
| 17 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 200 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 240 W |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium 977 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 9124 cache has a total of 80.00 MB. |
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| Intel Pentium 977 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9124 |
| 32 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI |
| BGA 1023 | Socket | SP5 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Q1/2012 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
| -- | Release price | 1083 $ |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 977
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9124
@ 0.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Pentium 977 | AMD EPYC 9124 |
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