Intel Core i7-2960XM vs AMD EPYC 7313

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-2960XM CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7313
Intel Core i7-2960XM AMD EPYC 7313

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-2960XM or AMD EPYC 7313 - 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 i7-2960XM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2960XM was released in Q4/2011.

The AMD EPYC 7313 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7313 was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
2 Generation 3
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-2960XM has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-2960XM is 2.70 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7313 has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7313 is at 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i7-2960XM Characteristic AMD EPYC 7313
4 Cores 16
8 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 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 i7-2960XM Characteristic AMD EPYC 7313
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-2960XM or AMD EPYC 7313 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 --
1.30 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 i7-2960XM can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7313 supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 204.8 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-2960XM Characteristic AMD EPYC 7313
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 128.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-2960XM is 55 W, while the AMD EPYC 7313 has a TDP of 155 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-2960XM Characteristic AMD EPYC 7313
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 155 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 180 W
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-2960XM is manufactured in 32 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7313 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 128.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-2960XM Characteristic AMD EPYC 7313
32 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
PGA 988 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2011 Release date Q1/2021
570 $ Release price 1083 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2960XM (45%)
AMD EPYC 7313 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2960XM (14%)
AMD EPYC 7313 (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 i7-2960XM Intel Core i7-2960XM
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
733 (53%)
AMD EPYC 7313 AMD EPYC 7313
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
1371 (100%)

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 i7-2960XM Intel Core i7-2960XM
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
2710 (15%)
AMD EPYC 7313 AMD EPYC 7313
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz
18665 (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 i7-2960XM Intel Core i7-2960XM
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
640 (37%)
AMD EPYC 7313 AMD EPYC 7313
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
1736 (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 i7-2960XM Intel Core i7-2960XM
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
4725 (12%)
AMD EPYC 7313 AMD EPYC 7313
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz
40607 (100%)

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 i7-2960XM Intel Core i7-2960XM
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7313 AMD EPYC 7313
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz
15264 (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 i7-2960XM Intel Core i7-2960XM
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7313 AMD EPYC 7313
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-2960XM AMD EPYC 7313
Unknown Unknown

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