EPYC 72F3 vs i5-L16G7
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 72F3 outperforms Core i5-L16G7 by a whopping 705% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-L16G7 and EPYC 72F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 1856 | 370 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.28 |
Market segment | Laptop | Server |
Series | Intel Ice Lake | AMD EPYC |
Power efficiency | 28.81 | 9.02 |
Architecture codename | Lakefield (2020) | Milan (2021−2023) |
Release date | June 2020 (4 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $281 | $2,468 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-L16G7 and EPYC 72F3 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 | 5 (Penta-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
Threads | 5 | 16 |
Base clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
Bus rate | 4 GT/s | no data |
Multiplier | no data | 37 |
L1 cache | 80 KB | 512 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 256 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm+ |
Die size | 82 mm2 | 8x 81 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 4,050 million | 33,200 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-L16G7 and EPYC 72F3 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 | 1 | 2 |
Socket | FC-CSP1016 | SP3 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-L16G7 and EPYC 72F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | - | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Speed Shift | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
TSX | + | - |
Idle States | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-L16G7 and EPYC 72F3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | - | no data |
EDB | + | no data |
Secure Boot | + | no data |
Secure Key | + | no data |
SGX | - | no data |
OS Guard | + | no data |
Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-L16G7 and EPYC 72F3 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | - | + |
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-L16G7 and EPYC 72F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | LPDDR4X-4267 | DDR4-3200 |
Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 4 TiB |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 34 GB/s | 204.795 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics | N/A |
Quick Sync Video | + | - |
Graphics max frequency | 500 MHz | no data |
Execution Units | 64 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-L16G7 and EPYC 72F3 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-L16G7 and EPYC 72F3 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
4K resolution support | + | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-L16G7 and EPYC 72F3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | DX12 | no data |
OpenGL | OpenGL4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-L16G7 and EPYC 72F3.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 6 | 128 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 2.14 | 17.22 |
Physical cores | 5 | 8 |
Threads | 5 | 16 |
Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 180 Watt |
i5-L16G7 has 2471.4% lower power consumption.
EPYC 72F3, on the other hand, has a 704.7% higher aggregate performance score, 60% more physical cores and 220% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 72F3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-L16G7 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i5-L16G7 is a notebook processor while EPYC 72F3 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-L16G7 and EPYC 72F3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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