i7-5930K vs EPYC 7351P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7351P outperforms Core i7-5930K by a whopping 144% 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 | 591 | 1320 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.25 | 0.87 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.58 | 1.78 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Naples (2017−2018) | Haswell-E (2014) |
| Release date | 20 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 1 September 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $750 | $613 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 7351P has 389% better value for money than i7-5930K.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7351P and Core i7-5930K 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 0 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 24 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.5 MB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 15 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 356 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 67 °C |
| Number of transistors | 19200 Million | 2,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7351P and Core i7-5930K 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 | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 W, 170 Watt | 140 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7351P and Core i7-5930K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Smart Response | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
Security technologies
EPYC 7351P and Core i7-5930K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7351P and Core i7-5930K 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 EPYC 7351P and Core i7-5930K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 170.671 GB/s | 68 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7351P and Core i7-5930K.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 40 |
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 | 14.43 | 5.91 |
| Recency | 20 June 2017 | 1 September 2014 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 6 |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 140 Watt |
EPYC 7351P has a 144% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 167% more physical cores and 167% more threads, and a 57% more advanced lithography process.
i7-5930K, on the other hand, has 11% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7351P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-5930K in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7351P is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-5930K is a desktop one.
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