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AMD EPYC 7281 vs Intel Core i7-12700H
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD EPYC 7281
31 %
16C / 32T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Core i7-12700H
100 %
14C / 20T · 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD EPYC 7281
19 %
16C / 32T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Core i7-12700H
100 %
14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD EPYC 7281
41 %
16C / 32T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Core i7-12700H
100 %
14C / 20T · 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD EPYC 7281
17 %
16C / 32T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Core i7-12700H
100 %
14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries
251 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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AMD EPYC 7281 | Intel Core i7-12700H |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD EPYC (147) | Intel Core i7 (300) |
| CPU group | AMD EPYC 7001 (12) | Intel Core i 12000H (23) |
| Architecture | Naples (Zen) | Alder Lake H |
| Technology | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Server | Notebook |
| Socket | SP3 | BGA 1744 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | Intel Core i7-13700H |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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AMD EPYC 7281 | Intel Core i7-12700H |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 16 / 32 | 14 / 20 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 16x 2.20 - 2.70 GHz |
6x Golden Cove 2.30 - 4.70 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Gracemont 1.70 - 3.50 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 11.50 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 32.00 MB | 24.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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AMD EPYC 7281 | Intel Core i7-12700H |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.40 - 1.40 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 96 / 768 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 4 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 10 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2022 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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AMD EPYC 7281 | Intel Core i7-12700H |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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AMD EPYC 7281 | Intel Core i7-12700H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-2666 (170.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | |
| Memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 128 | 4.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 126.1 GB/s | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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AMD EPYC 7281 | Intel Core i7-12700H |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 170 W | 45 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 115 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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AMD EPYC 7281 | Intel Core i7-12700H |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ |
| Release date | Q3/2017 | Q1/2022 |
| Release price | 625 $ | 457 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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