AMD EPYC 9734 vs Intel Core i7-12800HE

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AMD EPYC 9734 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-12800HE
AMD EPYC 9734 Intel Core i7-12800HE

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 9734 or Intel Core i7-12800HE - 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 9734 has 112 cores with 224 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9734 was released in Q2/2023.

The Intel Core i7-12800HE has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12800HE was released in Q1/2022.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD EPYC 8004/9004 (15) CPU group Intel Core i 12000H (23)
4 Generation 12
Bergamo/Siena (Zen 4c) Architecture Alder Lake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-13800HE

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9734 is a 112 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz). The Intel Core i7-12800HE has 14 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (4.60 GHz).

AMD EPYC 9734 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
112 Cores 14
224 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz)
112x Zen 4c
A-Core 2.40 GHz (4.60 GHz)
6x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.80 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 9734 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
-- 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 9734 supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12800HE can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD EPYC 9734 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
6144 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
12 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
460.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 11.50 MB
256.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
128 PCIe lanes 28
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD EPYC 9734 has a TDP of 340 W, that of the Intel Core i7-12800HE is 45 W.

AMD EPYC 9734 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
340 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
400 W TDP up --
320 W TDP down 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 9734 has a 256.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-12800HE cache has a total of 35.50 MB.

AMD EPYC 9734 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
5 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
SP5 Socket BGA 1744
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2023 Release date Q1/2022
11900 $ Release price --
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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 9734 AMD EPYC 9734
112C 224T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
1753 (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 9734 AMD EPYC 9734
112C 224T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
12465 (100%)

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 9734 AMD EPYC 9734
112C 224T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
2196 (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 9734 AMD EPYC 9734
112C 224T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
12167 (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 9734 AMD EPYC 9734
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2146 (100%)

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 9734 AMD EPYC 9734
112C 224T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
24605 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 9734 Intel Core i7-12800HE
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