CPU Showdown

Pentium Gold G5620vsEPYC 9755

The AMD EPYC 9755 is a massive server processor for data centers and heavy virtualization, while the Intel Pentium Gold G5620 is a basic dual-core chip for simple office PCs or home desktops.

Intel Pentium Gold G5620
2C / 4T · 54W
VS
AMD EPYC 9755
128C / 256T · 500W
Intel

Pentium Gold G5620

Coffee Lake · 14 nm · 2019

3score
3/ 5
0 votes
Cores / Threads
2 / 4
TDP
54W
Boost Clock
4.0 GHz
L3 Cache
4 MB

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AMD

EPYC 9755

Turin · 4 nm · 2024

100score
2.8/ 5
0 votes
Cores / Threads
128 / 256
TDP
500W
Boost Clock
4.1 GHz
L3 Cache
512 MB

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest desktop CPU available.

Pentium Gold G5620
3
EPYC 9755Winner
100
EPYC 9755 leads by 3233.3% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#1EPYC 9755100
#2Ryzen Threadripper 9980X86
#482Celeron G6900E3
#483Pentium Gold G56203
#484Athlon PRO 300GE3
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsPentium Gold G5620EPYC 9755
Cores
Total Cores2128
Threads4256
Base Clock4.0 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost Clock4.0 GHz4.1 GHz
Cache
L2 Cache0.5 MB128 MB
L3 Cache4 MB512 MB
Platform
SocketFCLGA1151SP5
PCIePCIe 3.0PCIe 5.0
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630
Power
Base TDP54W500W
General
ArchitectureCoffee LakeTurin
Process14 nm4 nm
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The EPYC 9755 dominates the Pentium Gold G5620 for any serious workload, offering vastly more cores and memory for massive parallel tasks.

Best value

Budget buyers should pick the Pentium Gold G5620 for basic office use, as it costs far less and uses minimal power.

When the other wins

The Pentium Gold G5620 is the right choice for a low-cost, low-power home server or web browsing machine where the EPYC 9755 is overkill.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the Pentium Gold G5620 better than the EPYC 9755?

Overall the EPYC 9755 is the stronger processor: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (100 vs 3 out of 100), so it leads the Pentium Gold G5620 in most workloads.

How much faster is the EPYC 9755 than the Pentium Gold G5620?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the EPYC 9755 is roughly 3233% faster than the Pentium Gold G5620 overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the Pentium Gold G5620 or the EPYC 9755?

If you want the most performance, pick the EPYC 9755. If the Pentium Gold G5620 is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.