i9-11900F vs EPYC 74F3

Aggregate performance score

EPYC 74F3
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 240 Watt
38.92
+173%
Core i9-11900F
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.27

EPYC 74F3 outperforms Core i9-11900F by a whopping 173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 74F3 and Core i9-11900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking78521
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.55no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency15.0620.39
Architecture codenameMilan (2021−2023)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date15 March 2021 (3 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,900no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 74F3 and Core i9-11900F 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4816
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm+14 nm
Die size4x 81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 74F3 and Core i9-11900F 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 configuration21
SocketSP3FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 74F3 and Core i9-11900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 74F3 and Core i9-11900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 74F3 and Core i9-11900F 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 74F3 and Core i9-11900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4 TiB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth204.795 GB/s50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 74F3 and Core i9-11900F.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes12820

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 74F3 38.92
+173%
i9-11900F 14.27

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 74F3 60666
+173%
i9-11900F 22251

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 74F3 1438
i9-11900F 2229
+55%

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 74F3 12689
+33.7%
i9-11900F 9490

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.92 14.27
Physical cores 24 8
Threads 48 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 65 Watt

EPYC 74F3 has a 172.7% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i9-11900F, on the other hand, has 269.2% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 74F3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-11900F in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 74F3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-11900F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 74F3 and Core i9-11900F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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