Intel Core i5-7400T vs AMD EPYC 9634

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-7400T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9634
Intel Core i5-7400T AMD EPYC 9634

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-7400T or AMD EPYC 9634 - 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 i5-7400T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-7400T was released in Q1/2017.

The AMD EPYC 9634 has 84 cores with 168 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 9634 was released in Q4/2022.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 7000 (17) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
7 Generation 4
Kaby Lake S Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-6400T Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-8400T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-7400T has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-7400T is 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 9634 has 84 CPU cores and 168 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9634 is at 2.25 GHz (3.70 GHz).
Intel Core i5-7400T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9634
4 Cores 84
4 Threads 168
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.25 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.10 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 i5-7400T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9634
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-7400T or AMD EPYC 9634 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 HD Graphics 630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 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 HD Graphics 630 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 i5-7400T can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9634 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 i5-7400T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9634
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR5-4800
64 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 84.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache 384.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-7400T is 35 W, while the AMD EPYC 9634 has a TDP of 290 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i5-7400T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9634
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 290 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 300 W
-- TDP down 240 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-7400T is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9634 is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 468.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i5-7400T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9634
14 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
LGA 1151 Socket SP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q1/2017 Release date Q4/2022
235 $ Release price 10304 $
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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.
Intel Core i5-7400T Intel Core i5-7400T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
776 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9634 AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-7400T Intel Core i5-7400T
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2463 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9634 AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-7400T Intel Core i5-7400T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1069 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9634 AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-7400T Intel Core i5-7400T
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2928 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9634 AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 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 i5-7400T Intel Core i5-7400T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9634 AMD EPYC 9634
@ 0.00 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 i5-7400T Intel Core i5-7400T
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
4776 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9634 AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 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 i5-7400T Intel Core i5-7400T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
128 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9634 AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 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 i5-7400T Intel Core i5-7400T
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
476 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9634 AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i5-7400T AMD EPYC 9634
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