Core i7-11700F vs EPYC 75F3

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 75F3 and Core i7-11700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	41	512
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.13	35.65
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Milan (2021)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,860	no data
Current price	$3300 (0.7x MSRP)	$275

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-11700F has 194% better value for money than EPYC 75F3.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 75F3 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	64	16
Base clock speed	2.95 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm+	14 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	33,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 75F3 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	1
Socket	SP3	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 75F3 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	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
SIPP	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

EPYC 75F3 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	no data	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 75F3 and Core i7-11700F 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 75F3 and Core i7-11700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	50 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 75F3 and Core i7-11700F.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	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.

EPYC 75F3 outperforms Core i7-11700F by 226% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	44.29	13.60
Physical cores	32	8
Threads	64	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	65 Watt

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