AMD EPYC 7542 vs Intel Core i7 8700K
We compared the server AMD EPYC 7542 with 32 cores 2.9GHz and the desktop Intel Core i7 8700K with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7542 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i7 8700K 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Lower TDP (95W vs 225W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7542
1376
Intel Core i7 8700K
+7%
1475
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7542
2532
Intel Core i7 8700K
+150%
6339
General Parameters
Aug 2019
Release Date
Oct 2017
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Rome
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-8700K
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
LGA-1151
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
EPYC (Zen 2 (Rome))
Generation
-
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
225 W
Power Consumption
95 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
74 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
6
-
Performance Core Threads
12
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
32
Total Core Count
6
64
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29.0
Multiplier
37x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
128 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
2
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
-
Max Memory Size
128 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.38 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
4
PCIe Version
3.0
-
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
