Intel Core i7-4500U vs AMD EPYC 9634

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4500U		AMD EPYC 9634
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-4500U or AMD EPYC 9634 - 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 i7-4500U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4500U was released in Q3/2013. The AMD EPYC 9634 has 84 cores with 168 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 9634 was released in Q4/2022.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 4000U (26)	CPU group	AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
4	Generation	4
Haswell U	Architecture	Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i7-5500U	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-4500U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (3.00 GHz). The AMD EPYC 9634 has 84 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.25 GHz (3.70 GHz).
Intel Core i7-4500U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9634
2	Cores	84
4	Threads	168
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.80 GHz	Frequency	2.25 GHz
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.70 GHz
2.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.10 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 i7-4500U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9634
--	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 HD Graphics 4400	GPU	no iGPU
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
7.5	GPU Generation	--
22 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
20	Compute units	--
160	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
11.1	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 4400	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
Decode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-4500U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9634 can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-4500U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9634
DDR3L-1600	Memory	DDR5-4800
16 GB	Max. Memory	6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	12
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	460.8 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	84.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	384.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	5.0
12	PCIe lanes	128
6.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	504.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-4500U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD EPYC 9634 is 290 W.
Intel Core i7-4500U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9634
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	290 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	300 W
--	TDP down	240 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-4500U has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 9634 cache has a total of 468.00 MB.
Intel Core i7-4500U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9634
22 nm	Technology	5 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
BGA 1168	Socket	SP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q3/2013	Release date	Q4/2022
--	Release price	10304 $

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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 i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	762 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 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 i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1264 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.10 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 i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	895 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 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 i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1554 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.10 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 i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	261 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	534 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.10 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 i7-4500U Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.10 GHz	352 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9634 @ 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 i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	2482 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.10 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 i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	719 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 2.25 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	120 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-4500U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	261 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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