EPYC 9254 vs i7-720QM
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9254 outperforms Core i7-720QM by a whopping 3681% 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 | 2756 | 119 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | 16.72 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 0.90 | 7.66 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Clarksfield (2009−2010) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 24 June 2009 (16 years ago) | 10 November 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $546 | $2,299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 9254 has 83500% better value for money than i7-720QM.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Core i7-720QM and EPYC 9254: 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 | 1.6 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 12 | 29 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 1536 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 24 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 296 mm2 | 4x 72 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 774 million | 26,280 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-720QM and EPYC 9254 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) | 2 |
| Socket | FCPGA988,PGA988 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-720QM and EPYC 9254. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-720QM and EPYC 9254 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-720QM and EPYC 9254 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 i7-720QM and EPYC 9254. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 6 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | None | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-720QM and EPYC 9254.
| PCIe version | 2 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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 | 0.96 | 36.30 |
| Recency | 24 June 2009 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 24 |
| Threads | 8 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 200 Watt |
i7-720QM has 344% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9254, on the other hand, has a 3681% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 9254 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-720QM in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i7-720QM is a notebook processor while EPYC 9254 is a server/workstation one.
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