EPYC 9734 vs i7-9700F
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9734 outperforms Core i7-9700F by a whopping 677% 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 | 1163 | 32 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.99 | 2.69 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.88 | 7.25 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Bergamo (2023) |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (7 years ago) | 13 June 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $323 | $9,600 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i7-9700F has 123% better value for money than EPYC 9734.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-9700F and EPYC 9734 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 112 |
| Threads | 8 | 224 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | no data | 8x 73 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 71,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-9700F and EPYC 9734 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 | FCLGA1151 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 340 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9700F and EPYC 9734. 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 |
| 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 | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-9700F and EPYC 9734 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9700F and EPYC 9734 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 i7-9700F and EPYC 9734. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9700F and EPYC 9734.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.52 | 58.44 |
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 13 June 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 112 |
| Threads | 8 | 224 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 340 Watt |
i7-9700F has 423% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9734, on the other hand, has a 677% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 9734 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-9700F in performance tests.
Note that Core i7-9700F is a desktop processor while EPYC 9734 is a server/workstation one.
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