7 245HX vs EPYC 7502

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	211	311
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.22	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	Intel Arrow Lake
Power efficiency	6.92	no data
Designer	AMD	Intel
Manufacturer	TSMC	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Arrow Lake-HX (2025−2026)
Release date	7 August 2019 (6 years ago)	1 April 2026 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,600	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of EPYC 7502 and Core 7 245HX: 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	64	14
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.35 GHz	5.1 GHz
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	2 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	26 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	3 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7502 and Core 7 245HX 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)	no data
Socket	TR4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7502 and Core 7 245HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7502 and Core 7 245HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7502 and Core 7 245HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Intel Graphics 3-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) (300 - 1800 MHz)

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	30.35	24.20
Recency	7 August 2019	1 April 2026
Physical cores	32	14
Threads	64	14
Chip lithography	7 nm	3 nm