EPYC 9654 vs Core i7-12800HE

Primary Details

Comparing Core i7-12800HE and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	269	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	no data	10.10
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-H (2022)	Genoa
Release date	January 2022 (2 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,805
Current price	no data	$4544 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Core i7-12800HE and EPYC 9654 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)	96
Threads	20	192
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	217 mm2	12x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12800HE and EPYC 9654 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	Intel BGA 1744	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12800HE and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-12800HE and EPYC 9654 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-12800HE and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-12800HE and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Iris Xe 96EU

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12800HE and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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 9654 outperforms Core i7-12800HE by 310% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	19.27	78.94
Physical cores	14	96
Threads	20	192
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	360 Watt

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