Intel Core i5-1030NG7 vs AMD EPYC 7543P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-1030NG7 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7543P
Intel Core i5-1030NG7 AMD EPYC 7543P

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 or AMD EPYC 7543P - 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 i5-1030NG7 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1030NG7 was released in Q2/2020.

The AMD EPYC 7543P has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7543P was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 1000G/10000U (19) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
10 Generation 3
Ice Lake U Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-1030NG7 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (3.50 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7543P has 32 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7543P
4 Cores 32
8 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 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 i5-1030NG7 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7543P
-- 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 Iris Plus Graphics G7 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
64 Compute units --
512 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 Iris Plus Graphics G7 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 i5-1030NG7 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7543P can connect up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7543P
LPDDR4-3733 Memory DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
59.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 256.00 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 i5-1030NG7 has a TDP of 10 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7543P is 225 W.

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7543P
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 225 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 240 W
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-1030NG7 has a 6.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7543P cache has a total of 256.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7543P
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
Q2/2020 Release date Q1/2021
-- Release price 2730 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-1030NG7 (76%)
AMD EPYC 7543P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-1030NG7 (12%)
AMD EPYC 7543P (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 i5-1030NG7 Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1073 (78%)
AMD EPYC 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 3.70 GHz
1371 (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 i5-1030NG7 Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2963 (10%)
AMD EPYC 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
29987 (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 i5-1030NG7 Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1239 (73%)
AMD EPYC 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 3.70 GHz
1708 (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 i5-1030NG7 Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2864 (16%)
AMD EPYC 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
18068 (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.
Intel Core i5-1030NG7 Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
5966 (9%)
AMD EPYC 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
67086 (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 i5-1030NG7 Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1049 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 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 i5-1030NG7 Intel Core i5-1030NG7
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4189 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 3.30 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 i5-1030NG7 Intel Core i5-1030NG7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 @ 1.05 GHz
1075 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7543P AMD EPYC 7543P
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-1030NG7 AMD EPYC 7543P
Apple MacBook Air (2020) Unknown

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