Intel Core i5-1245UL vs AMD EPYC 9124

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-1245UL CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9124
Intel Core i5-1245UL AMD EPYC 9124

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-1245UL or AMD EPYC 9124 - 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 i5-1245UL has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1245UL was released in Q3/2022.

The AMD EPYC 9124 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9124 was released in Q4/2022.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
12 Generation 4
Alder Lake U Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-1245UL has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-1245UL is 2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 9124 has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9124 is at 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i5-1245UL Characteristic AMD EPYC 9124
10 Cores 16
12 Threads 32
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
A-Core 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz)
16x Zen 4
1.20 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 i5-1245UL Characteristic AMD EPYC 9124
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-1245UL or AMD EPYC 9124 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.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
80 Compute units --
640 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 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 Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) 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 Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-1245UL can use up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9124 supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 460.8 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-1245UL Characteristic AMD EPYC 9124
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-4800
64 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 12
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
6.50 MB L2 Cache 16.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
28 PCIe lanes 128
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-1245UL is 15 W, while the AMD EPYC 9124 has a TDP of 200 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-1245UL Characteristic AMD EPYC 9124
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 200 W
55 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up 240 W
12 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-1245UL is manufactured in 10 nm and has 18.50 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9124 is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 80.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-1245UL Characteristic AMD EPYC 9124
10 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
BGA 1744 Socket SP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q3/2022 Release date Q4/2022
-- Release price 1083 $
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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 i5-1245UL Intel Core i5-1245UL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz
1487 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9124 AMD EPYC 9124
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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