EPYC 9174F vs i7-12700F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-12700F
2022
12 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
20.05
EPYC 9174F
2022
16 cores / 32 threads, 320 Watt
36.26
+80.8%

EPYC 9174F outperforms Core i7-12700F by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-12700F and EPYC 9174F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking292103
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation38.086.97
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency28.1310.33
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$386$3,850

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-12700F has 446% better value for money than EPYC 9174F.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-12700F and EPYC 9174F 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2032
Base clock speed2.1 GHz4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplierno data41
L1 cache80K (per core)1 MB
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache25 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size215 mm28x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data52,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12700F and EPYC 9174F 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1700SP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12700F and EPYC 9174F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i7-12700F and EPYC 9174F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-12700F and EPYC 9174F 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 i7-12700F and EPYC 9174F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size128 GB6 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s460.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12700F and EPYC 9174F.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes20128

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.

i7-12700F 20.05
EPYC 9174F 36.26
+80.8%

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.

i7-12700F 30683
EPYC 9174F 55485
+80.8%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-12700F 2401
+8.4%
EPYC 9174F 2214

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-12700F 11787
EPYC 9174F 16965
+43.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.05 36.26
Recency 4 January 2022 10 November 2022
Physical cores 12 16
Threads 20 32
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 320 Watt

i7-12700F has 392.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9174F, on the other hand, has a 80.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and 33.3% more physical cores and 60% more threads.

The EPYC 9174F is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-12700F in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-12700F is a desktop processor while EPYC 9174F is a server/workstation one.


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