Intel Core i7-9850HL vs AMD EPYC 7302P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-9850HL CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7302P
Intel Core i7-9850HL AMD EPYC 7302P

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-9850HL or AMD EPYC 7302P - 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 i7-9850HL has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9850HL was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD EPYC 7302P has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7302P was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 9000H (11) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
9 Generation 2
Coffee Lake H Refresh Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-9850HL has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-9850HL is 1.90 GHz (4.10 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7302P has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7302P is at 3.00 GHz (3.30 GHz).

Intel Core i7-9850HL Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302P
6 Cores 16
12 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 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 i7-9850HL Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302P
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Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-9850HL or AMD EPYC 7302P 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 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 i7-9850HL can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7302P supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-9850HL Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302P
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-3200
64 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 --
9.00 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 i7-9850HL is 25 W, while the AMD EPYC 7302P has a TDP of 155 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-9850HL Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302P
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 155 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-9850HL is manufactured in 14 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7302P is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 128.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-9850HL Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302P
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
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 Q3/2019
-- Release price 2850 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9850HL (98%)
AMD EPYC 7302P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9850HL (28%)
AMD EPYC 7302P (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 i7-9850HL Intel Core i7-9850HL
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
1027 (98%)
AMD EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
1043 (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 i7-9850HL Intel Core i7-9850HL
6C 12T @ 1.90 GHz
4435 (27%)
AMD EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
16674 (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 i7-9850HL Intel Core i7-9850HL
6C 12T @ 1.90 GHz
9240 (28%)
AMD EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
32547 (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 i7-9850HL Intel Core i7-9850HL
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
1322 (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 i7-9850HL Intel Core i7-9850HL
6C 12T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
11563 (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 i7-9850HL Intel Core i7-9850HL
6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
384 (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 i7-9850HL Intel Core i7-9850HL
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7302P AMD EPYC 7302P
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-9850HL AMD EPYC 7302P
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