Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD EPYC 7502P
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-12900K |
| 55 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD EPYC 7502P. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD EPYC 7502P |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-12900K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD EPYC 7502P
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i9-12900K | | AMD EPYC 7502P | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| AVX-512 | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| ABM | | | |
| ADX | | | |
| RdRand | | | |
| TBT 2.0 | | | |
| TBT 3.0 | | | |
| EMMX | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AES | | | |
| Real | | | |
| Protected | | | |
| SMM | | | |
| FPU | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| AMD-Vi | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SME | | | |
| TSME | | | |
| SEV | | | |
| SenseMi | | | |
| Boost 2 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i9-12900K | | AMD EPYC 7502P | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel Adler Lake | vs | AMD Zen 2 |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Server |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Dual-channel | vs | DDR4-3200 MHz
Eight-channel |
| Codename | Alder Lake | vs | Rome |
| Release Date | Nov 2021 | vs | Aug 2019 |
Cores
| Intel Core i9-12900K | | AMD EPYC 7502P | |
|---|
| Cores | 16 | vs | 32 |
| Threads | 24 | vs | 64 |
| E-Cores | 8 | vs | none |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Core i9-12900K | | AMD EPYC 7502P | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | vs | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 14MB (shared) | vs | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | vs | 128MB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i9-12900K | | AMD EPYC 7502P | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1700 | vs | AMD Socket SP3 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | N/A |
| Package | FC-LGA1700 | vs | FCLGA-4094 |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 74mm² |
| Process | 10 nm | vs | 7 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i9-12900K | | AMD EPYC 7502P | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3200 MHz | vs | 2500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 5200 MHz | vs | 3350 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| E-Core Frequency | 2400 MHz | vs | - |
| E-Core Turbo Clock | 3900 MHz | vs | - |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | N/A |
| TDP | 125 W | vs | 180 W |
Intel Core i9-12900K
6240 points
AMD EPYC 7502P
3752 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i9-12900K
67584 points
AMD EPYC 7502P
109312 points
Points - higher is better