Core i5-11400F vs EPYC 7H12

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7H12 and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	38	638
Place by popularity	not in top-100	42
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.24	65.70
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	18 September 2019 (4 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$157
Current price	$1970	$121 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-11400F has 195% better value for money than EPYC 7H12.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7H12 and Core i5-11400F 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	128	12
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	276 mm2
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	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7H12 and Core i5-11400F 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)	280 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7H12 and Core i5-11400F. 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	+	+
FMA	no data	+
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 7H12 and Core i5-11400F 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 7H12 and Core i5-11400F 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 7H12 and Core i5-11400F. 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	50 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7H12 and Core i5-11400F.

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.

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Core i5-11400F by 308% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	45.02	11.04
Recency	18 September 2019	16 March 2021
Physical cores	64	6
Threads	128	12
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	65 Watt

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