Intel Core i3-1005G1 vs AMD EPYC 7F72

Last updated: 2023-04-27

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-1005G1		AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-1005G1 or AMD EPYC 7F72 - 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 Intel Core i3-1005G1 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1005G1 was released in Q3/2019. The AMD EPYC 7F72 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7F72 was released in Q2/2020.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 1000G/10000U (19)	CPU group	AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
10	Generation	2
Ice Lake U	Architecture	Rome (Zen 2)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-1005G1 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz (3.40 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7F72 has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz).
Intel Core i3-1005G1	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7F72
2	Cores	24
4	Threads	48
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.20 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
3.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.70 GHz
3.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.50 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.
Intel Core i3-1005G1	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7F72
--	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.
Intel UHD Graphics (Ice Lake G1)	GPU	no iGPU
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
11	GPU Generation	--
10 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
32	Compute units	--
256	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

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.
Intel UHD Graphics (Ice Lake G1)	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-1005G1 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7F72 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-1005G1	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7F72
LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR4-3200
64 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	8 (Octa Channel)
59.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	192.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
16	PCIe lanes	128
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	252.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-1005G1 has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7F72 is 240 W.
Intel Core i3-1005G1	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7F72
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	240 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
13 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-1005G1 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7F72 cache has a total of 192.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-1005G1	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7F72
10 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1526	Socket	SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2019	Release date	Q2/2020
281 $	Release price	2450 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-1005G1 (95%)

AMD EPYC 7F72 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-1005G1 (16%)

AMD EPYC 7F72 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1126 (96%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	1175 (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.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2385 (12%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	20479 (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.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1354 (93%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	1454 (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.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2605 (19%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	13674 (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.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	402 (95%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	425 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1047 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2319 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	949 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel UHD Graphics (Ice Lake G1) @ 0.90 GHz	483 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	18 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	5019 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	388 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz	1114 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	158 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.70 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.


	Intel Core i3-1005G1 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	409 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7F72 24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-1005G1	AMD EPYC 7F72
Microsoft Surface Pro 7	Unknown

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