EPYC 7763 vs i5-10400F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-10400F
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.20
EPYC 7763
2021
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
53.23
+549%

EPYC 7763 outperforms Core i5-10400F by a whopping 549% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10400F and EPYC 7763 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking92625
Place by popularity9not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.913.32
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency11.9417.99
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$155$7,890

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-10400F has 620% better value for money than EPYC 7763.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10400F and EPYC 7763 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads12128
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.45 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data24.5
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm+
Die sizeno data8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10400F and EPYC 7763 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1200SP3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10400F and EPYC 7763. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Core i5-10400F and EPYC 7763 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10400F and EPYC 7763 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10400F and EPYC 7763. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10400F and EPYC 7763.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes16128

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.

i5-10400F 8.20
EPYC 7763 53.23
+549%

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.

i5-10400F 13029
EPYC 7763 84557
+549%

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.

i5-10400F 1455
+8.3%
EPYC 7763 1344

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.

i5-10400F 5778
EPYC 7763 10361
+79.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.20 53.23
Recency 30 April 2020 15 March 2021
Physical cores 6 64
Threads 12 128
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 280 Watt

i5-10400F has 330.8% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7763, on the other hand, has a 549.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 966.7% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7763 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10400F in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-10400F is a desktop processor while EPYC 7763 is a server/workstation one.


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