Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | AMD EPYC 9654 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 and the AMD EPYC 9654 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the Intel Pentium Gold 8500 5 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the AMD EPYC 9654 which has 96 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2022. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 9004 (21) |
12 | Generation | 4 |
Alder Lake U | Architecture | Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | AMD EPYC 9655 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Gold 8500 is a 5 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). The processor can compute 6 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 9654 clocks with 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 96 CPU cores and can calculate 192 threads in parallel. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9654 |
5 | Cores | 96 |
6 | Threads | 192 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) 1x Golden Cove |
A-Core | 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz) 96x Zen 4 |
0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x Gracemont |
B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsGraphics (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. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) | GPU | no iGPU |
0.20 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
0.80 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
12 | GPU Generation | -- |
10 nm | Technology | |
3 | Max. displays | |
48 | Compute units | -- |
384 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
64 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | 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 UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode | Codec VP8 | No |
Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Gold 8500, while the AMD EPYC 9654 supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 460.8 GB/s enabled. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9654 |
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | Memory | DDR5-4800 |
64 GB | Max. Memory | 6144 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 12 |
83.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
3.25 MB | L2 Cache | 96.00 MB |
8.00 MB | L3 Cache | 384.00 MB |
4.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
14 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
27.6 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 504.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 9654 is 360 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9654 |
9 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 360 W |
29 W | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | 400 W |
-- | TDP down | 320 W |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Gold 8500 has 11.25 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 9654 is at 480.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm. |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9654 |
10 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI |
BGA 1744 | Socket | SP5 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Operating systems | Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 | |
Q1/2022 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
-- | Release price | 11805 $ |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold 8500
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 0.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9654
@ 0.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Gold 8500 | AMD EPYC 9654 |
Unknown | Unknown |