EPYC 9135 vs i5-14500T

Place in the ranking	462	96
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.96	29.27
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	41.18	17.30
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)	Turin (2024)
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$232	$1,214

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-14500T has 60% better value for money than EPYC 9135.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-14500T and EPYC 9135 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-cores	6	no data
Efficient-cores	8	no data
Threads	20	32
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	3.65 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	92 MHz	no data
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	4 nm
Die size	215 mm²	2x 70.6 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	16,630 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-14500T and EPYC 9135 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	FCLGA1700	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-14500T and EPYC 9135. 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	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
SIPP	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-14500T and EPYC 9135 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-14500T and EPYC 9135 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 i5-14500T and EPYC 9135. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR5
Maximum memory size	192 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 770	N/A
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.55 GHz	no data
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-14500T and EPYC 9135 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-14500T and EPYC 9135 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-14500T and EPYC 9135 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-14500T and EPYC 9135.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	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.

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.

i5-14500T 15.23

EPYC 9135 36.56
+140%

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.

i5-14500T 24188

EPYC 9135 58070
+140%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.23	36.56
Recency	8 January 2024	10 October 2024
Physical cores	14	16
Threads	20	32
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	200 Watt

i5-14500T has 471.4% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9135, on the other hand, has a 140.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and 14.3% more physical cores and 60% more threads.

The EPYC 9135 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-14500T in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-14500T is a desktop processor while EPYC 9135 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-14500T and EPYC 9135, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.