Core i7-2600 vs EPYC 7351P

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7351P and Core i7-2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	362	1473
Place by popularity	not in top-100	42
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.94	1.39
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$750	$247
Current price	$300 (0.4x MSRP)	$89 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7351P has 1263% better value for money than i7-2600.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7351P and Core i7-2600 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	32	8
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	216 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	73 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	1,160 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7351P and Core i7-2600 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	TR4	LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7351P and Core i7-2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

EPYC 7351P and Core i7-2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7351P and Core i7-2600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7351P and Core i7-2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR3
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	32 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.35 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 7351P and Core i7-2600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7351P and Core i7-2600.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	128	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 7351P outperforms Core i7-2600 by 379% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.59	3.46
Recency	29 June 2017	9 January 2011
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	32	8
Cost	$750	$247
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	95 Watt

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