Intel Core i7-4712MQ vs AMD EPYC 7551P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4712MQ CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7551P
Intel Core i7-4712MQ AMD EPYC 7551P

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-4712MQ and the AMD EPYC 7551P and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-4712MQ 4 core processor released in Q2/2014 with the AMD EPYC 7551P which has 32 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38) CPU group AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
4 Generation 1
Haswell H Architecture Naples (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4712MQ is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.30 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 7551P clocks with 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz), has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-4712MQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 7551P
4 Cores 32
8 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.55 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-4712MQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 7551P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.15 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 4600 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

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-4712MQ, while the AMD EPYC 7551P supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 170.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-4712MQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 7551P
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-4712MQ has a TDP of 37 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 7551P is 180 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-4712MQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 7551P
37 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 180 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4712MQ has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 7551P is at 64.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i7-4712MQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 7551P
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
PGA 946 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 2750 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4712MQ (99%)
AMD EPYC 7551P (92%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4712MQ (31%)
AMD EPYC 7551P (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 i7-4712MQ Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
721 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
611 (85%)

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 i7-4712MQ Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
2590 (39%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
6676 (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 i7-4712MQ Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
984 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
904 (92%)

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 i7-4712MQ Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
3320 (56%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
5964 (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 i7-4712MQ Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
5302 (13%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
40149 (100%)

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 i7-4712MQ Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
130 (98%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
132 (100%)

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 i7-4712MQ Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
596 (16%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
3838 (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 i7-4712MQ Intel Core i7-4712MQ
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i7-4712MQ Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
722.5 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.55 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 i7-4712MQ Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1374 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7551P AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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