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Intel Core i5-11400 vs AMD Epyc 7272. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2021
Intel Core i5-11400
Intel Core i5-11400
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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AMD Epyc 7272
AMD Epyc 7272

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-11400 or AMD Epyc 7272? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-11400 has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2021.

AMD Epyc 7272 has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 120 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    378 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 27% better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 120 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-11400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    153 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    172 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    119 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    171 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    72 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    221 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    370 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    90 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    615 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    312 place
AMD Epyc 7272 Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    629 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    12 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7272 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    366 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    173 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    492 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
AMD Epyc 7272 AMD Epyc 7272
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD Epyc
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000 left arrow AMD Epyc 7002
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-10400 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-12400 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.60 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 730 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.30 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    12 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Epyc 7272 and Intel Core i5-11400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 128
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-11400 and AMD Epyc 7272 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 120 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    154 W / 56 s left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-11400 and Intel Core i5-11400, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Rome (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow SP3
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q3/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-11400 and AMD Epyc 7272.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
529
Intel Core i5-11400
373
AMD Epyc 7272

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