AMD EPYC 7551P vs Intel Core i7-4578U

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AMD EPYC 7551P CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4578U
AMD EPYC 7551P Intel Core i7-4578U

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7551P or Intel Core i7-4578U - 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 7551P has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7551P was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Core i7-4578U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4578U was released in Q3/2014.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD EPYC 7001 (12) CPU group Intel Core i 4000U (26)
1 Generation 4
Naples (Zen) Architecture Haswell U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7551P is a 32 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz). The Intel Core i7-4578U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz).

AMD EPYC 7551P Characteristic Intel Core i7-4578U
32 Cores 2
64 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
2.55 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 7551P Characteristic Intel Core i7-4578U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Graphics 5100
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 40
-- Shader 320
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

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 Graphics 5100
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 7551P supports a maximum of GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4578U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD EPYC 7551P Characteristic Intel Core i7-4578U
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3-1333, LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 16 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
170.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
64.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
128 PCIe lanes 12
126.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD EPYC 7551P has a TDP of 180 W, that of the Intel Core i7-4578U is 28 W.

AMD EPYC 7551P Characteristic Intel Core i7-4578U
180 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7551P has a 64.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-4578U cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

AMD EPYC 7551P Characteristic Intel Core i7-4578U
14 nm Technology 22 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 1168
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2014
2750 $ Release price 345 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7551P (82%)
Intel Core i7-4578U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7551P (100%)
Intel Core i7-4578U (23%)

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 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
611 (73%)
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
837 (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 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
6676 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1764 (26%)

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 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
904 (90%)
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1001 (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 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
5964 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2002 (34%)

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 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
40149 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
3061 (8%)

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 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.20 GHz
768 (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 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
132 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
3838 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4578U Intel Core i7-4578U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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