Intel Pentium E6500K vs AMD EPYC 9454

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Intel Pentium E6500K CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9454
Intel Pentium E6500K AMD EPYC 9454

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium E6500K or AMD EPYC 9454 - 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 E6500K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.93 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E6500K was released in Q3/2009.

The AMD EPYC 9454 has 48 cores with 96 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9454 was released in Q4/2022.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
2 Generation 4
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E6500K has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E6500K is 2.93 GHz while the AMD EPYC 9454 has 48 CPU cores and 96 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9454 is at 2.75 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Pentium E6500K Characteristic AMD EPYC 9454
2 Cores 48
2 Threads 96
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.93 GHz Frequency 2.75 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.65 GHz

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.

Intel Pentium E6500K Characteristic AMD EPYC 9454
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium E6500K or AMD EPYC 9454 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium E6500K can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9454 supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 460.8 GB/s.

Intel Pentium E6500K Characteristic AMD EPYC 9454
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 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
2.00 MB L2 Cache 48.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 256.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium E6500K is 65 W, while the AMD EPYC 9454 has a TDP of 290 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium E6500K Characteristic AMD EPYC 9454
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 290 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 300 W
-- TDP down 240 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E6500K is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9454 is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 304.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium E6500K Characteristic AMD EPYC 9454
45 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
LGA 775 Socket SP5
VT-x Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q3/2009 Release date Q4/2022
-- Release price 5225 $
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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.
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
408 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9454 AMD EPYC 9454
48C 96T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
736 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9454 AMD EPYC 9454
48C 96T @ 3.65 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
1135 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9454 AMD EPYC 9454
48C 96T @ 3.65 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium E6500K AMD EPYC 9454
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