Core i5 vs EPYC 72F3

Place in performance ranking	329	1772
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.18	6.75
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Milan (2021)	no data
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,468	no data
Current price	$1348 (0.5x MSRP)	$190

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 72F3 has 51% better value for money than Core i5.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 72F3 and Core i5 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)	no data
Threads	16	no data
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm+	no data
Die size	8x 81 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	33,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 72F3 and Core i5 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	2	no data
Socket	SP3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 72F3 and Core i5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 72F3 and Core i5 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 72F3 and Core i5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 72F3 and Core i5.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

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. 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 72F3 17.62
+712%

Core i5 2.17

EPYC 72F3 outperforms Core i5 by 712% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

EPYC 72F3 27252
+949%

Core i5 2598

EPYC 72F3 outperforms Core i5 by 949% in Passmark.