AMD EPYC 7261 vs Intel Core i7-4771

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7261 and Intel Core i7-4771 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

AMD EPYC 7261

Intel Core i7-4771

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7261

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
L3 cache	64 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4771

Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
2x lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7261
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4771

Name	AMD EPYC 7261	Intel Core i7-4771
PassMark - Single thread mark		2192
PassMark - CPU mark		7126
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		910
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3362
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		9282
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		83.74
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.621
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.25
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1159
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2583
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1159
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2583

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7261	Intel Core i7-4771
Essentials
Family	AMD EPYC
OPN Tray	PS7261BEV8RAF
Place in performance rating	not rated	1572
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$450
Price now		$299.99
Processor Number		i7-4771
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.70
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.50 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz/2666 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1150
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Graphics
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)