AMD EPYC 7643 vs Intel Core i7-1068NG7

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AMD EPYC 7643 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-1068NG7
AMD EPYC 7643 Intel Core i7-1068NG7

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7643 or Intel Core i7-1068NG7 - 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 7643 has 48 cores with 96 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7643 was released in Q1/2021.

The Intel Core i7-1068NG7 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1068NG7 was released in Q2/2020.
AMD EPYC (111) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
AMD EPYC 7003 (23) CPU group Intel Core i 1000G/10000U (19)
3 Generation 10
Milan (Zen 3) Architecture Ice Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
AMD EPYC 7642 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7643 has 48 CPU cores and can calculate 96 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7643 is 2.30 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-1068NG7 has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-1068NG7 is at 2.30 GHz (4.10 GHz).

AMD EPYC 7643 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1068NG7
48 Cores 4
96 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 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 7643 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1068NG7
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 7643 or Intel Core i7-1068NG7 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 G7
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 11
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 64
-- Shader 512
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 G7
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 7643 can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-1068NG7 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 7643 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1068NG7
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200
4096 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
256.00 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 7643 is 240 W, while the Intel Core i7-1068NG7 has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 7643 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1068NG7
240 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
225 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7643 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 256.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-1068NG7 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 7643 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1068NG7
7 nm Technology 10 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 1344
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 Q2/2020
4995 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz
1319 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1068NG7 Intel Core i7-1068NG7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1245 (94%)

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 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz
36850 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1068NG7 Intel Core i7-1068NG7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4797 (13%)

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 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz
1671 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1068NG7 Intel Core i7-1068NG7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1581 (95%)

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 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz
14987 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1068NG7 Intel Core i7-1068NG7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
5117 (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 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz
76440 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1068NG7 Intel Core i7-1068NG7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
9851 (13%)

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 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1068NG7 Intel Core i7-1068NG7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1237 (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 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1068NG7 Intel Core i7-1068NG7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
456 (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 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1068NG7 Intel Core i7-1068NG7
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1739 (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 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1068NG7 Intel Core i7-1068NG7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 @ 1.10 GHz
1126 (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 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1068NG7 Intel Core i7-1068NG7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
191 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 7643 Intel Core i7-1068NG7
Unknown Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2020)

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