Intel Core i7-12800HL vs AMD EPYC 7F32

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-12800HL CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7F32
Intel Core i7-12800HL AMD EPYC 7F32

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-12800HL or AMD EPYC 7F32 - 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 i7-12800HL has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12800HL was released in Q3/2022.

The AMD EPYC 7F32 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7F32 was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
12 Generation 2
Alder Lake H Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-12800HL is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (4.80 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7F32 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Core i7-12800HL Characteristic AMD EPYC 7F32
14 Cores 8
20 Threads 16
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (4.80 GHz)
6x Golden Cove
A-Core 3.70 GHz (3.90 GHz)
1.80 GHz (3.70 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 i7-12800HL Characteristic AMD EPYC 7F32
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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 Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
96 Compute units --
768 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 96 (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 i7-12800HL supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7F32 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-12800HL Characteristic AMD EPYC 7F32
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
11.50 MB L2 Cache --
24.00 MB L3 Cache 128.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
28 PCIe lanes 128
55.1 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 i7-12800HL has a TDP of 45 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7F32 is 180 W.

Intel Core i7-12800HL Characteristic AMD EPYC 7F32
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 180 W
115 W TDP (PL2) --
60 W TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-12800HL has a 35.50 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7F32 cache has a total of 128.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-12800HL Characteristic AMD EPYC 7F32
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, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1744 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
Q3/2022 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price 2100 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12800HL (100%)
AMD EPYC 7F32 (68%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12800HL (100%)
AMD EPYC 7F32 (92%)

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 i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1784 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7F32 AMD EPYC 7F32
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
1211 (68%)

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 i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
12465 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7F32 AMD EPYC 7F32
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10947 (88%)

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 i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
24605 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7F32 AMD EPYC 7F32
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
23314 (95%)

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 i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2235 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7F32 AMD EPYC 7F32
8C 16T @ 3.90 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 i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
12167 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7F32 AMD EPYC 7F32
8C 16T @ 3.80 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 i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7F32 AMD EPYC 7F32
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
446 (100%)

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 i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2146 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7F32 AMD EPYC 7F32
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-12800HL AMD EPYC 7F32
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