AMD EPYC 7702 vs Intel Core i7-12700HL

Last updated: 2023-04-27

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD EPYC 7702		Intel Core i7-12700HL
CPU comparison AMD EPYC 7702 or Intel Core i7-12700HL - 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 7702 has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.35 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7702 was released in Q3/2019. The Intel Core i7-12700HL has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12700HL was released in Q3/2022.

AMD EPYC (129)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD EPYC 7002 (24)	CPU group	Intel Core i 12000H (23)
2	Generation	12
Rome (Zen 2)	Architecture	Alder Lake H
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD EPYC 7702 is a 64 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.35 GHz). The Intel Core i7-12700HL has 14 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (4.70 GHz).
AMD EPYC 7702	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700HL
64	Cores	14
128	Threads	20
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.00 GHz (3.35 GHz)	A-Core	2.30 GHz (4.70 GHz) 6x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	1.70 GHz (3.50 GHz) 8x Gracemont
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 7702	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700HL
--	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 Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.40 GHz
--	GPU Generation	13
	Technology	10 nm
	Max. displays	4
--	Compute units	96
--	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
--	DirectX Version	12.1

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 Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
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
No	Codec AV1	Decode
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD EPYC 7702 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12700HL can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD EPYC 7702	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700HL
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
	Max. Memory	64 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	11.50 MB
256.00 MB	L3 Cache	24.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	4.0
128	PCIe lanes	20
252.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD EPYC 7702 has a TDP of 200 W, that of the Intel Core i7-12700HL is 45 W.
AMD EPYC 7702	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700HL
200 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	115 W
--	TDP up	60 W
--	TDP down	35 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD EPYC 7702 has a 256.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-12700HL cache has a total of 35.50 MB.
AMD EPYC 7702	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700HL
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, AVX2+
SP3	Socket	BGA 1744
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	Q3/2022
8000 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7702 (59%)

Intel Core i7-12700HL (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7702 (100%)

Intel Core i7-12700HL (36%)

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 7702 64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz	996 (55%)
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1806 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	49035 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	16745 (34%)

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 7702 64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz	1079 (67%)
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1607 (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 7702 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	37461 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	12103 (32%)

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 7702 64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz	1317 (58%)
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	2280 (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 7702 64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz	391 (56%)
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	694 (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 7702 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	18857 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	7170 (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 7702 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	70617 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	26713 (38%)

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 7702 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	11424 (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 7702 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700HL Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz	2146 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	131 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	403.9 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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