Intel Core i7-9850H vs AMD EPYC 7401

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-9850H		AMD EPYC 7401
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-9850H or AMD EPYC 7401 - 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 i7-9850H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9850H was released in Q2/2019. The AMD EPYC 7401 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 7401 was released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 9000H (11)	CPU group	AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
9	Generation	1
Coffee Lake H Refresh	Architecture	Naples (Zen)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i7-8850H	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i7-10850H	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-9850H is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (4.60 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7401 has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz).
Intel Core i7-9850H	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7401
6	Cores	24
12	Threads	48
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.60 GHz	Frequency	2.00 GHz
4.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.00 GHz
3.20 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 i7-9850H	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7401
--	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.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.15 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	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 UHD Graphics 630	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 i7-9850H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7401 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-9850H	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7401
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666
128 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	8 (Octa Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	170.6 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
12.00 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 TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-9850H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7401 is 170 W.
Intel Core i7-9850H	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7401
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	170 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
35 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i7-9850H has a 12.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7401 cache has a total of 64.00 MB.
Intel Core i7-9850H	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7401
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 1440	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	Q3/2017
395 $	Release price	1450 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9850H (100%)

AMD EPYC 7401 (71%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9850H (37%)

AMD EPYC 7401 (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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1157 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	844 (73%)

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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	5207 (37%)
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz	14101 (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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	192 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	132 (69%)

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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	1182 (37%)
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz	3156 (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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1367 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	5788 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 2.80 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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	459 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7401 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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	2653 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7401 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 i7-9850H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7401 @ 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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	11347 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7401 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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz	2960 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i7-9850H	AMD EPYC 7401
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 2019 Lenovo ThinkPad P53	Unknown

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