Intel Pentium Gold G5500 | AMD EPYC 7252 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium Gold G5500 or AMD EPYC 7252 - 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 Gold G5500 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G5500 was released in Q2/2018. The AMD EPYC 7252 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7252 was released in Q3/2019. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
Intel Pentium G5000 (8) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 7002 (24) |
8 | Generation | 2 |
Coffee Lake S | Architecture | Rome (Zen 2) |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
Intel Pentium G4500 | Predecessor | -- |
Intel Pentium Gold G6500 | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Gold G5500 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz. The AMD EPYC 7252 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.20 GHz). |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5500 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7252 |
2 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 16 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.80 GHz | Frequency | 3.10 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.20 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.20 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The 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 UHD Graphics 630 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.35 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
1.10 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
9.5 | GPU Generation | -- |
14 nm | Technology | |
3 | Max. displays | |
24 | Compute units | -- |
192 | 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 630 | 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 / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium Gold G5500 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7252 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5500 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7252 |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | DDR4-3200 |
64 GB | Max. Memory | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 64.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
16 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 252.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium Gold G5500 has a TDP of 54 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7252 is 120 W. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5500 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7252 |
54 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 120 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Gold G5500 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7252 cache has a total of 64.00 MB. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5500 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7252 |
14 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
LGA 1151 | Socket | SP3 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q2/2018 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
-- | Release price | 790 $ |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7252
@ 0.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5500 | AMD EPYC 7252 |
Unknown | Unknown |