EPYC 7443P vs i7-2715QE
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7443P outperforms Core i7-2715QE by a whopping 1663% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2221 | 164 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.13 | 21.30 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 1.73 | 6.85 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 3 January 2011 (15 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $378 | $1,337 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 7443P has 16285% better value for money than i7-2715QE.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-2715QE and EPYC 7443P 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.85 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 21 | 28.5 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 1536 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm+ |
| Die size | 216 mm2 | 4x 81 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1160 Million | 16,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-2715QE and EPYC 7443P 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Intel BGA1023 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2715QE and EPYC 7443P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-2715QE and EPYC 7443P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2715QE and EPYC 7443P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2715QE and EPYC 7443P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown Dual-channel | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.598 GB/s | 204.795 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2715QE and EPYC 7443P.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.84 | 32.44 |
| Recency | 3 January 2011 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 24 |
| Threads | 8 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 200 Watt |
i7-2715QE has 344.4% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7443P, on the other hand, has a 1663% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7443P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-2715QE in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i7-2715QE is a notebook processor while EPYC 7443P is a server/workstation one.
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