Intel Core i7-9700F vs AMD EPYC 7502P

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Intel Core i7-9700F CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7502P
Intel Core i7-9700F AMD EPYC 7502P

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-9700F or AMD EPYC 7502P - 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 i7-9700F has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9700F was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD EPYC 7502P has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.35 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7502P was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 9000 (34) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
9 Generation 2
Coffee Lake S Refresh Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-10700F Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-9700F is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7502P has 32 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.35 GHz).

Intel Core i7-9700F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7502P
8 Cores 32
8 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
4.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.35 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 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 i7-9700F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7502P
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-9700F supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7502P can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-9700F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7502P
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
12.00 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 TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-9700F has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7502P is 180 W.

Intel Core i7-9700F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7502P
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 180 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-9700F has a 12.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7502P cache has a total of 128.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-9700F Characteristic AMD EPYC 7502P
14 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
LGA 1151-2 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
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2019
520 $ Release price 4250 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700F (100%)
AMD EPYC 7502P (85%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700F (32%)
AMD EPYC 7502P (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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1181 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
1021 (86%)

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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
8540 (23%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
36403 (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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1218 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
1042 (86%)

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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
6714 (24%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
28314 (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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1570 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
1314 (84%)

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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
7202 (54%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
13349 (100%)

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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
465 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.35 GHz
391 (84%)

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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
13350 (27%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
49744 (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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
68 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.35 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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
467 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.35 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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3644 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
525 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.00 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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3848 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 2.50 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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
209 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.35 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 i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1491 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7502P AMD EPYC 7502P
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-9700F AMD EPYC 7502P
HP Pavilion 595-p0510ng Desktop PC
HP Pavilion TP01-0012ng Desktop PC
GameMachines Trinity Gaming PC - Intel i7-9700F
HP Pavilion Gaming 790-0532ng Desktop PC
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