AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Core i9-10880H

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AMD EPYC 7272 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-10880H
AMD EPYC 7272 Intel Core i9-10880H

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7272 or Intel Core i9-10880H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD EPYC 7272 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7272 was released in Q3/2019.

The Intel Core i9-10880H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10880H was released in Q2/2020.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD EPYC 7002 (24) CPU group Intel Core i 10000H (11)
2 Generation 10
Rome (Zen 2) Architecture Comet Lake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7272 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7272 is 2.90 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-10880H has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10880H is at 2.30 GHz (5.10 GHz).

AMD EPYC 7272 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10880H
12 Cores 8
24 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.10 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD EPYC 7272 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10880H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD EPYC 7272 or Intel Core i9-10880H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 7272 can use up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-10880H supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 46.9 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 7272 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10880H
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 128 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
64.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
128 PCIe lanes 16
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 7272 is 120 W, while the Intel Core i9-10880H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 7272 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10880H
120 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7272 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 64.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-10880H is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 18.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 7272 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10880H
7 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
SP3 Socket BGA 1440
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2019 Release date Q2/2020
990 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7272 (76%)
Intel Core i9-10880H (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7272 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10880H (57%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
1007 (76%)
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1318 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
11189 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
6189 (55%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
25571 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
14758 (58%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1624 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
6879 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
373 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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