Intel Core i7-4770HQ vs AMD EPYC 7443

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4770HQ CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7443
Intel Core i7-4770HQ AMD EPYC 7443

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4770HQ or AMD EPYC 7443 - 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 i7-4770HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4770HQ was released in Q3/2014.

The AMD EPYC 7443 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7443 was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
4 Generation 3
Haswell H Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4770HQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4770HQ is 2.20 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7443 has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7443 is at 2.85 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core i7-4770HQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 7443
4 Cores 24
8 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.85 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 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 i7-4770HQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 7443
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-4770HQ or AMD EPYC 7443 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 Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU no iGPU
0.20 GHz GPU frequency --
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
40 Compute units --
320 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 Iris Pro Graphics 5200 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 i7-4770HQ can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7443 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 i7-4770HQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 7443
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-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
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-4770HQ is 47 W, while the AMD EPYC 7443 has a TDP of 200 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-4770HQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 7443
47 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 200 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 165 W
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4770HQ is manufactured in 22 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7443 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 128.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-4770HQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 7443
22 nm Technology 7 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
BGA 1364 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
Q3/2014 Release date Q1/2021
434 $ Release price 2010 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4770HQ (56%)
AMD EPYC 7443 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4770HQ (15%)
AMD EPYC 7443 (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 i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
755 (53%)
AMD EPYC 7443 AMD EPYC 7443
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
1436 (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 i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3050 (12%)
AMD EPYC 7443 AMD EPYC 7443
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
25985 (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 i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1014 (59%)
AMD EPYC 7443 AMD EPYC 7443
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
1732 (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 i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3666 (23%)
AMD EPYC 7443 AMD EPYC 7443
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
15864 (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 i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
5790 (11%)
AMD EPYC 7443 AMD EPYC 7443
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
53781 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
767 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7443 AMD EPYC 7443
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3249 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7443 AMD EPYC 7443
24C 48T @ 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 i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.20 GHz
768 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7443 AMD EPYC 7443
@ 0.00 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 i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
131 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7443 AMD EPYC 7443
24C 48T @ 4.00 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 i7-4770HQ Intel Core i7-4770HQ
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
634 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7443 AMD EPYC 7443
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-4770HQ AMD EPYC 7443
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