i7-11700F vs EPYC 7402

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7402 and Core i7-11700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	154	560
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.30	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	15.23	19.25
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,783	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7402 and Core i7-11700F 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.35 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
Multiplier	28	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7402 and Core i7-11700F 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 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	TR4	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7402 and Core i7-11700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

EPYC 7402 and Core i7-11700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7402 and Core i7-11700F 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 7402 and Core i7-11700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	128 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	50 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7402 and Core i7-11700F.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	30.07	13.72
Recency	7 August 2019	16 March 2021
Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	65 Watt

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