Intel Core i7-11700 vs AMD EPYC 9354

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Intel Core i7-11700 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9354
Intel Core i7-11700 AMD EPYC 9354

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-11700 or AMD EPYC 9354 - 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 i7-11700 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-11700 was released in Q1/2021.

The AMD EPYC 9354 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9354 was released in Q4/2022.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 11000 (22) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
11 Generation 4
Rocket Lake S Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i7-10700 Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-12700 Successor AMD EPYC 9355

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-11700 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-11700 is 2.50 GHz (4.90 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 9354 has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9354 is at 3.25 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Core i7-11700 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9354
8 Cores 32
16 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 3.25 GHz
4.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.75 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-11700 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9354
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-11700 or AMD EPYC 9354 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 UHD Graphics 750 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
12 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 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 UHD Graphics 750 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 i7-11700 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9354 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 i7-11700 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9354
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-4800
128 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
4.00 MB L2 Cache 32.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 256.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
20 PCIe lanes 128
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-11700 is 65 W, while the AMD EPYC 9354 has a TDP of 280 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-11700 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9354
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 280 W
224 W @ 56 s TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 300 W
-- TDP down 240 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-11700 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9354 is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 288.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-11700 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9354
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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
LGA 1200 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
Q1/2021 Release date Q4/2022
323 $ Release price 3420 $
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
90 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
742 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1545 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.80 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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
14327 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1721 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.80 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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
9872 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.75 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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
2196 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.80 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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
9387 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
589 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.80 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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
5472 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.75 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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
@ 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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
145 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.75 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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
20144 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.75 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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
620 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.80 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 i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
5920 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9354 AMD EPYC 9354
32C 64T @ 3.25 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-11700 AMD EPYC 9354
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