Intel Core i7-12650H vs AMD EPYC 9554P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-12650H CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9554P
Intel Core i7-12650H AMD EPYC 9554P

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-12650H or AMD EPYC 9554P - 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 i7-12650H has 10 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12650H was released in Q1/2022.

The AMD EPYC 9554P has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.75 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9554P was released in Q4/2022.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
12 Generation 4
Alder Lake H Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-12650H has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-12650H is 2.30 GHz (4.70 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 9554P has 64 CPU cores and 128 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9554P is at 3.10 GHz (3.75 GHz).

Intel Core i7-12650H Characteristic AMD EPYC 9554P
10 Cores 64
16 Threads 128
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz (4.70 GHz)
6x Golden Cove
A-Core 3.10 GHz (3.75 GHz)
64x Zen 4
1.70 GHz (3.50 GHz)
4x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 i7-12650H Characteristic AMD EPYC 9554P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-12650H or AMD EPYC 9554P 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 12th Gen (64 EU) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
12 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
48 Compute units --
512 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 12th Gen (64 EU) 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 i7-12650H can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9554P 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 i7-12650H Characteristic AMD EPYC 9554P
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-4800
64 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
9.50 MB L2 Cache 64.00 MB
24.00 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 i7-12650H is 45 W, while the AMD EPYC 9554P has a TDP of 360 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-12650H Characteristic AMD EPYC 9554P
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 360 W
115 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 400 W
-- TDP down 320 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-12650H is manufactured in 10 nm and has 33.50 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9554P is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 320.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-12650H Characteristic AMD EPYC 9554P
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, 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
Q1/2022 Release date Q4/2022
457 $ Release price 7104 $
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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 i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
104 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9554P AMD EPYC 9554P
64C 128T @ 3.75 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 i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
722 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9554P AMD EPYC 9554P
64C 128T @ 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 i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1780 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9554P AMD EPYC 9554P
64C 128T @ 3.75 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 i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10920 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9554P AMD EPYC 9554P
64C 128T @ 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 i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
2157 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9554P AMD EPYC 9554P
64C 128T @ 3.75 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 i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10411 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9554P AMD EPYC 9554P
64C 128T @ 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 i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (64 EU) @ 1.40 GHz
1434 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9554P AMD EPYC 9554P
@ 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 i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
24470 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9554P AMD EPYC 9554P
64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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