Intel Core i7-5700EQ vs AMD EPYC 9554

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Intel Core i7-5700EQ CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9554
Intel Core i7-5700EQ AMD EPYC 9554

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-5700EQ or AMD EPYC 9554 - 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 i7-5700EQ 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 i7-5700EQ was released in Q2/2015.

The AMD EPYC 9554 has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.75 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9554 was released in Q4/2022.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 5000 (7) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
5 Generation 4
Broadwell S Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD EPYC 9555

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-5700EQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-5700EQ is 2.60 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 9554 has 64 CPU cores and 128 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9554 is at 3.10 GHz (3.75 GHz).

Intel Core i7-5700EQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 9554
4 Cores 64
8 Threads 128
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.75 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.75 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 i7-5700EQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 9554
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-5700EQ or AMD EPYC 9554 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 5600 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
16 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 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 5600 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
Decode 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 i7-5700EQ can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9554 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 i7-5700EQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 9554
DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR5-4800
32 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 64.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache 256.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-5700EQ is 47 W, while the AMD EPYC 9554 has a TDP of 360 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-5700EQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 9554
47 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 360 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 400 W
37 W TDP down 320 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-5700EQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9554 is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 320.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-5700EQ Characteristic AMD EPYC 9554
14 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 1364 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
Q2/2015 Release date Q4/2022
378 $ Release price 9087 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5700EQ (44%)
AMD EPYC 9554 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5700EQ (8%)
AMD EPYC 9554 (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 i7-5700EQ Intel Core i7-5700EQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
804 (51%)
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz
1568 (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 i7-5700EQ Intel Core i7-5700EQ
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2686 (4%)
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz
65664 (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 i7-5700EQ Intel Core i7-5700EQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
762 (37%)
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz
2064 (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 i7-5700EQ Intel Core i7-5700EQ
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2648 (11%)
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz
23869 (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 i7-5700EQ Intel Core i7-5700EQ
Intel HD Graphics 5600 @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
@ 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 i7-5700EQ Intel Core i7-5700EQ
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
5799 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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