Intel Core i9-12900HX vs AMD EPYC 7453

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900HX and AMD EPYC 7453 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-12900HX

AMD EPYC 7453

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900HX

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 45% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 3.45 GHz
Around 43% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.1x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3757 vs 2371

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 May 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 3.45 GHz
L2 cache	20 MB vs 14 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3757 vs 2371

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7453

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 16
32 more threads: 56 vs 24
Around 40% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 80327 vs 33270

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 16
Number of threads	56 vs 24
L1 cache	1792 KB vs 1280 KB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 30 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	80327 vs 33270

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900HX
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7453

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3757

2371

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33270

80327

Name	Intel Core i9-12900HX	AMD EPYC 7453
PassMark - Single thread mark	3757	2371
PassMark - CPU mark	33270	80327
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	9308

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900HX	AMD EPYC 7453
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3
Launch date	10 May 2022	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$668	$1570
Place in performance rating	273	222
Processor Number	i9-12900HX
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000319WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000319
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1280 KB	1792 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm+
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz	3.45 GHz
Number of cores	16	28
Number of threads	24	56
Base frequency		2.75 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.55 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1964	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	225 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-240 Watt
Socket Count		2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	128
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)