AMD EPYC 7542 vs Intel Core i7-3520M

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,786

Rank #327

vs
4,712

Rank #1,094

5,786
4,712

EPYC 7542 wins by 18.6% (Rank #327 vs #1094)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,290

Rank #731

vs
4,858

Rank #1,035

5,290
4,858

EPYC 7542 wins by 8.2% (Rank #731 vs #1035)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,530

Rank #151

vs
4,493

Rank #1,242

6,530
4,493

EPYC 7542 wins by 31.2% (Rank #151 vs #1242)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,536

Rank #66

vs
4,547

Rank #1,183

6,536
4,547

EPYC 7542 wins by 30.4% (Rank #66 vs #1183)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

7,254

Rank #30

vs
4,525

Rank #1,186

7,254
4,525

EPYC 7542 wins by 37.6% (Rank #30 vs #1186)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,723

Rank #53

vs
4,547

Rank #1,120

6,723
4,547

EPYC 7542 wins by 32.4% (Rank #53 vs #1120)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification EPYC 7542 Core i7-3520M Diff
Cores
32
2
+93.8%
Threads
64
4
+93.8%
Base Frequency
2,900 MHz
2,900 MHz
0%
Clock Multiplier
29x
29x
0%
L1 Cache
2,048 KB
62 KB
+97%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
0 MiB
+98.5%
L3 Cache
128 MiB
4 MiB
+97%
Memory Channels
8
2
+75%
Maximum Memory
4,096 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
191 GB/s
26 GB/s
+86.6%
PCIe Lanes
128
16
+87.5%
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
225 W
35 W
84.4% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
22 nm
68.2% less

General Information

Specification EPYC 7542 Core i7-3520M
Designer AMD Intel
Family EPYC --
Series 7002 --
Model Number 7542 i7-3520M
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Rome Ivy Bridge
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket SP3 and LGA-4094 FCBGA1023, FCPGA988
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-PGA12F
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Server Mobile
Release Price $3,400.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

EPYC 7542
AMD
Core i7-3520M
Intel

Family

EPYC 7542
EPYC
Core i7-3520M
--

Series

EPYC 7542
7002
Core i7-3520M
--

Model Number

EPYC 7542
7542
Core i7-3520M
i7-3520M

Microarchitecture

EPYC 7542
Zen 2
Core i7-3520M
--

Core Name

EPYC 7542
Rome
Core i7-3520M
Ivy Bridge

Core Family

EPYC 7542
23
Core i7-3520M
--

Socket

EPYC 7542
Socket SP3 and LGA-4094
Core i7-3520M
FCBGA1023, FCPGA988

Package

EPYC 7542
FCLGA-4094
Core i7-3520M
FC-PGA12F

Memory Type

EPYC 7542
DDR4-3200
Core i7-3520M
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

ECC Support

EPYC 7542
Yes
Core i7-3520M
No

PCIe Revision

EPYC 7542
4.0
Core i7-3520M
3.0

PCIe Configuration

EPYC 7542
x16, x8
Core i7-3520M
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

EPYC 7542
Server
Core i7-3520M
Mobile

Release Price

EPYC 7542
$3,400.00
Core i7-3520M
--

Locked Multiplier

EPYC 7542
Yes
Core i7-3520M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification EPYC 7542 Core i7-3520M
Process 7 nm 22 nm
Die Area 192 mm² 118 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 --
Manufacturer TSMC and GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

EPYC 7542
7 nm
Core i7-3520M
22 nm

Die Area

EPYC 7542
192 mm²
Core i7-3520M
118 mm²

Transistor Count

EPYC 7542
3,800
Core i7-3520M
--

Manufacturer

EPYC 7542
TSMC and GlobalFoundries
Core i7-3520M
Intel

Technology

EPYC 7542
CMOS
Core i7-3520M
--

Word Size

EPYC 7542
64-bit
Core i7-3520M
64-bit

ISA

EPYC 7542
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-3520M
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification EPYC 7542 Core i7-3520M
GPU -- HD Graphics 4000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1250 MHz

GPU

EPYC 7542
--
Core i7-3520M
HD Graphics 4000

GPU Designer

EPYC 7542
--
Core i7-3520M
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

EPYC 7542
--
Core i7-3520M
1250 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension EPYC 7542 Core i7-3520M
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512_VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
Node Ctrlr
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SEV
SHA
SIPP
SME
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64