EPYC Embedded 3451 vs i7-9700KF

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-9700KF and EPYC Embedded 3451 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking847not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.69no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD EPYC Embedded
Power efficiency8.95no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date7 January 2019 (5 years ago)21 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$374$880

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-9700KF and EPYC Embedded 3451 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads832
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.15 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3621.5
L1 cache512 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data2x 213 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9700KF and EPYC Embedded 3451 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151AMD BGA SP4r2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9700KF and EPYC Embedded 3451. 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Core i7-9700KF and EPYC Embedded 3451 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9700KF and EPYC Embedded 3451 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 i7-9700KF and EPYC Embedded 3451. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TiB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9700KF and EPYC Embedded 3451.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1664

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2019 21 February 2018
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 8 32
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 100 Watt

i7-9700KF has an age advantage of 10 months, and 5.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC Embedded 3451, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-9700KF and EPYC Embedded 3451. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-9700KF is a desktop processor while EPYC Embedded 3451 is a server/workstation one.


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