AMD EPYC 7453 vs Intel Core i7-8557U

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD EPYC 7453		Intel Core i7-8557U
CPU comparison AMD EPYC 7453 or Intel Core i7-8557U - 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 7453 has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.45 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7453 was released in Q1/2021. The Intel Core i7-8557U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8557U was released in Q3/2019.

AMD EPYC (129)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD EPYC 7003 (29)	CPU group	Intel Core i 8000U (8)
3	Generation	8
Milan (Zen 3)	Architecture	Coffee Lake U
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
AMD EPYC 7452	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD EPYC 7453 has 28 CPU cores and can calculate 56 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7453 is 2.75 GHz (3.45 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-8557U has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-8557U is at 1.70 GHz (4.50 GHz).
AMD EPYC 7453	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8557U
28	Cores	4
56	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.75 GHz	Frequency	1.70 GHz
3.45 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.50 GHz
3.25 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD EPYC 7453	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8557U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD EPYC 7453 or Intel Core i7-8557U 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 Iris Plus Graphics 645
	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.15 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9.5
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	48
--	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 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 Iris Plus Graphics 645
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 7453 can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 204.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-8557U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.
AMD EPYC 7453	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8557U
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR4-2400
4096 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
64.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 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 7453 is 225 W, while the Intel Core i7-8557U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD EPYC 7453	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8557U
225 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
240 W	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD EPYC 7453 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 64.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-8557U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.
AMD EPYC 7453	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8557U
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 1528
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
Q1/2021	Release date	Q3/2019
1570 $	Release price	430 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7453 (100%)

Intel Core i7-8557U (89%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7453 (100%)

Intel Core i7-8557U (24%)

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 7453 28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz	1285 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	1078 (84%)

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 7453 28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz	22896 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	3945 (17%)

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 7453 28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz	1448 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	1361 (94%)

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 7453 28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz	11589 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4382 (38%)

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 7453 28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz	50214 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	8014 (16%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 7453 28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz	1277 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 7453 28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	439 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 7453 28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	1762 (100%)

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 7453 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8557U Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 @ 1.15 GHz	883 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 7453 28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	189 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 7453 28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	705 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD EPYC 7453	Intel Core i7-8557U
Unknown	Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2019)

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