EPYC 7451 vs i9-7940X
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-7940X outperforms EPYC 7451 by a small 7% 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 | 499 | 555 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.54 | 1.23 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i9 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 3.73 | 3.21 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Naples (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 1 September 2017 (7 years ago) | 29 June 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,399 | $2,400 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i9-7940X has 107% better value for money than EPYC 7451.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i9-7940X and EPYC 7451 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 28 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 23 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 102 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-7940X and EPYC 7451 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 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA2066 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7940X and EPYC 7451. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i9-7940X and EPYC 7451 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7940X and EPYC 7451 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 i9-7940X and EPYC 7451. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | 170.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7940X and EPYC 7451.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 44 | 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.
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 | 15.40 | 14.46 |
| Recency | 1 September 2017 | 29 June 2017 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 24 |
| Threads | 28 | 48 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 180 Watt |
i9-7940X has a 6.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 9.1% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7451, on the other hand, has 71.4% more physical cores and 71.4% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core i9-7940X and AMD EPYC 7451.
Note that Core i9-7940X is a desktop processor while EPYC 7451 is a server/workstation one.
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