7 230H vs EPYC 7662
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7662 outperforms Core 7 230H by a whopping 195% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 95 | 673 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | Intel Raptor Lake-H |
| Power efficiency | 7.77 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2019−2020) | Raptor Lake-H (2023−2026) |
| Release date | 19 February 2020 (6 years ago) | 12 June 2026 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of EPYC 7662 and Core 7 230H: 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 128 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 4 MB | 864 KB |
| L2 cache | 32 MB | 9.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 256 MB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7662 and Core 7 230H 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.
| Socket | Socket SP3 | BGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7662 and Core 7 230H. 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 7662 and Core 7 230H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7662 and Core 7 230H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | 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 | + | - |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 42.23 | 14.33 |
| Recency | 19 February 2020 | 12 June 2026 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 10 |
| Threads | 128 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
EPYC 7662 has a 195% higher aggregate performance score, 540% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
7 230H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years.
The AMD EPYC 7662 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 7 230H in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7662 is a server/workstation processor while Core 7 230H is a notebook one.
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