i5-10400F vs EPYC 7542

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7542 and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	160	913
Place by popularity	not in top-100	12
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.21	23.18
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	11.92	11.94
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,400	$155

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-10400F has 345% better value for money than EPYC 7542.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7542 and Core i5-10400F 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	64	12
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	2 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	12 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 7542 and Core i5-10400F 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	SP3	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7542 and Core i5-10400F. 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
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	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

EPYC 7542 and Core i5-10400F 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	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7542 and Core i5-10400F 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 7542 and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	128 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7542 and Core i5-10400F.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	29.41	8.51
Recency	7 August 2019	30 April 2020
Physical cores	32	6
Threads	64	12
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	65 Watt

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