EPYC 9845 vs i7-3970X Extreme Edition

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and EPYC 9845 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1129not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i7EEno data
Power efficiency3.66no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Turin (2024)
Release date12 November 2012 (12 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$13,564

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and EPYC 9845 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)160
Threads12320
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1,536 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache15 MB320 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm3 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and EPYC 9845 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
Socketno dataSP5
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt390 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and EPYC 9845. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and EPYC 9845 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and EPYC 9845. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and EPYC 9845.

PCIe version2.005.0
PCI Express lanes40128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 November 2012 10 October 2024
Physical cores 6 160
Threads 12 320
Chip lithography 32 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 390 Watt

i7-3970X Extreme Edition has 160% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9845, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 2566.7% more physical cores and 2566.7% more threads, and a 966.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition and EPYC 9845. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition is a desktop processor while EPYC 9845 is a server/workstation one.


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