EPYC 9124 vs Core i3-10105F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-10105F and EPYC 9124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1058	155
Place by popularity	53	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.14	24.05
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-R (2021)	Genoa
Release date	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,083
Current price	$95	$1116 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-10105F has 92% better value for money than EPYC 9124.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-10105F and EPYC 9124 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	8	32
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	4x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	26,280 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10105F and EPYC 9124 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1200	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10105F and EPYC 9124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-10105F and EPYC 9124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10105F and EPYC 9124 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-10105F and EPYC 9124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10105F and EPYC 9124.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 9124 outperforms Core i3-10105F by 386% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.82	28.28
Recency	16 March 2021	10 November 2022
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	8	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	200 Watt

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