Intel Core i7-12800HX vs AMD EPYC 7F52

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Intel Core i7-12800HX CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7F52
Intel Core i7-12800HX AMD EPYC 7F52

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-12800HX or AMD EPYC 7F52 - 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 i7-12800HX has 16 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12800HX was released in Q2/2022.

The AMD EPYC 7F52 has 16 cores with 32 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 7F52 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
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-12800HX is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.80 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7F52 has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Core i7-12800HX Characteristic AMD EPYC 7F52
16 Cores 16
24 Threads 32
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz (4.80 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
A-Core 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz)
1.50 GHz (3.40 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 i7-12800HX Characteristic AMD EPYC 7F52
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

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 UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 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 770 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
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-12800HX supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7F52 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-12800HX Characteristic AMD EPYC 7F52
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
14.00 MB L2 Cache --
25.00 MB L3 Cache 256.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 128
78.8 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 i7-12800HX has a TDP of 55 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7F52 is 240 W.

Intel Core i7-12800HX Characteristic AMD EPYC 7F52
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 240 W
157 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-12800HX has a 39.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7F52 cache has a total of 256.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-12800HX Characteristic AMD EPYC 7F52
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
Q2/2022 Release date Q2/2020
457 $ Release price 3100 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12800HX (100%)
AMD EPYC 7F52 (65%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12800HX (89%)
AMD EPYC 7F52 (100%)

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 i7-12800HX Intel Core i7-12800HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
1788 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7F52 AMD EPYC 7F52
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
1166 (65%)

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 i7-12800HX Intel Core i7-12800HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
13824 (95%)
AMD EPYC 7F52 AMD EPYC 7F52
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
14477 (100%)

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 i7-12800HX Intel Core i7-12800HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
33567 (82%)
AMD EPYC 7F52 AMD EPYC 7F52
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
41028 (100%)

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 i7-12800HX Intel Core i7-12800HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
2239 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7F52 AMD EPYC 7F52
16C 32T @ 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 i7-12800HX Intel Core i7-12800HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
13946 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7F52 AMD EPYC 7F52
16C 32T @ 3.70 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 i7-12800HX Intel Core i7-12800HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7F52 AMD EPYC 7F52
16C 32T @ 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 i7-12800HX Intel Core i7-12800HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7F52 AMD EPYC 7F52
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-12800HX AMD EPYC 7F52
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