EPYC 9755 vs i7-975 Extreme Edition

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and EPYC 9755 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i7EEno data
Architecture codenameNehalem (2008−2010)Turin (2024)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$12,984

Detailed specifications

Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and EPYC 9755 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)128
Threads8256
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier25no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB512 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size263 mm216x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors731 Million133,040 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and EPYC 9755 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)130 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and EPYC 9755. 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 i7-975 Extreme Edition and EPYC 9755 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and EPYC 9755. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory size24 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 i7-975 Extreme Edition and EPYC 9755.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2009 10 October 2024
Physical cores 4 128
Threads 8 256
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 500 Watt

i7-975 Extreme Edition has 284.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9755, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, 3100% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-975 Extreme Edition and EPYC 9755. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-975 Extreme Edition is a desktop processor while EPYC 9755 is a server/workstation one.


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