EPYC 7H12 vs i5-1034G1

Place in the ranking	1129	47
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	35.98	14.82
Architecture codename	Ice Lake U (2019−2020)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	29 May 2019 (5 years ago)	18 September 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-1034G1 and EPYC 7H12 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	8	128
Base clock speed	0.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Multiplier	no data	26
L1 cache	192 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-1034G1 and EPYC 7H12 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	no data	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-1034G1 and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-1034G1 and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-1034G1 and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TiB
Max memory channels	no data	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)

no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.81	44.67
Recency	29 May 2019	18 September 2019
Physical cores	4	64
Threads	8	128
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	280 Watt

i5-1034G1 has 1766.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7H12, on the other hand, has a 668.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-1034G1 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-1034G1 is a notebook processor while EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-1034G1 and EPYC 7H12, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.