i5-7400 vs EPYC 7351P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7351P
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 155 Watt
16.15
+368%
Core i5-7400
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.45

EPYC 7351P outperforms Core i5-7400 by a whopping 368% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7351P and Core i5-7400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4151557
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.630.87
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Core i5
Power efficiency8.995.02
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date20 June 2017 (7 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$750$182

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7351P has 547% better value for money than i5-7400.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7351P and Core i5-7400 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads324
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier2430
L1 cache1.5 MB256 KB
L2 cache8 MB1 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors19200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7351P and Core i5-7400 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)
SocketTR4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)155 W, 170 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7351P and Core i5-7400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7351P and Core i5-7400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7351P and Core i5-7400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7351P and Core i5-7400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size2 TiB64 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 7351P and Core i5-7400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by EPYC 7351P and Core i5-7400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by EPYC 7351P and Core i5-7400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7351P and Core i5-7400.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12816

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.

EPYC 7351P 16.15
+368%
i5-7400 3.45

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.

EPYC 7351P 25657
+369%
i5-7400 5475

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.

EPYC 7351P 630
i5-7400 1192
+89.2%

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.

EPYC 7351P 4738
+44.5%
i5-7400 3279

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.15 3.45
Recency 20 June 2017 3 January 2017
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 32 4
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 65 Watt

EPYC 7351P has a 368.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

i5-7400, on the other hand, has 138.5% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7351P is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-7400 in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 7351P is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-7400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7351P and Core i5-7400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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