Intel Core i7-2670QM vs AMD EPYC 9124

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-2670QM CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9124
Intel Core i7-2670QM AMD EPYC 9124

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-2670QM or AMD EPYC 9124 - 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 i7-2670QM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2670QM was released in Q4/2011.

The AMD EPYC 9124 has 16 cores with 32 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 9124 was released in Q4/2022.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
2 Generation 4
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-2670QM has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-2670QM is 2.20 GHz (3.10 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 9124 has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9124 is at 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i7-2670QM Characteristic AMD EPYC 9124
4 Cores 16
8 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 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 i7-2670QM Characteristic AMD EPYC 9124
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-2670QM or AMD EPYC 9124 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 3000 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
96 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 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 HD Graphics 3000 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-2670QM can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9124 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 i7-2670QM Characteristic AMD EPYC 9124
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory DDR5-4800
32 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 16.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 5.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-2670QM is 45 W, while the AMD EPYC 9124 has a TDP of 200 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-2670QM Characteristic AMD EPYC 9124
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 200 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 240 W
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-2670QM is manufactured in 32 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9124 is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 80.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-2670QM Characteristic AMD EPYC 9124
32 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
PGA 988 Socket SP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q4/2011 Release date Q4/2022
280 $ Release price 1083 $
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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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
622 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9124 AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2302 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9124 AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.60 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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
527 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9124 AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1764 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9124 AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.60 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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz
211 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9124 AMD EPYC 9124
@ 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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3750 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9124 AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.60 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 i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1201 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9124 AMD EPYC 9124
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-2670QM AMD EPYC 9124
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