Intel Core i7-8809G vs AMD EPYC 7401P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-8809G CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7401P
Intel Core i7-8809G AMD EPYC 7401P

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-8809G or AMD EPYC 7401P - 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 i7-8809G has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8809G was released in Q1/2018.

The AMD EPYC 7401P has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7401P was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family AMD EPYC (111)
Intel Core i 8000G (5) CPU group AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
8 Generation 1
Kaby Lake G Refresh Architecture Naples (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-8809G has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-8809G is 3.10 GHz (4.20 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7401P has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7401P is at 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Core i7-8809G Characteristic AMD EPYC 7401P
4 Cores 24
8 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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 i7-8809G Characteristic AMD EPYC 7401P
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-8809G or AMD EPYC 7401P 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.

AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH GPU no iGPU
1.06 GHz GPU frequency --
1.19 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
6 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
1536 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 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.

AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-8809G can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7401P supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 170.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-8809G Characteristic AMD EPYC 7401P
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 128
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-8809G is 100 W, while the AMD EPYC 7401P has a TDP of 170 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-8809G Characteristic AMD EPYC 7401P
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 170 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-8809G is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7401P is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 64.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-8809G Characteristic AMD EPYC 7401P
14 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
BGA 2270 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 1450 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

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 i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1120 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
804 (72%)

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 i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4291 (31%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
13986 (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 i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1412 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
928 (66%)

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 i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4732 (59%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
7954 (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 i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
8578 (30%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
28283 (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 i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
179 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
132 (74%)

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 i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
830 (26%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
3156 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
67 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
315 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 3.00 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 i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
429 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 3.00 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 i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
2095 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.80 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 i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH @ 1.19 GHz
3656 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
@ 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 i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
415.8 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.80 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 i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
2222 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7401P AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-8809G AMD EPYC 7401P
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