Intel Core i9-9940X vs AMD EPYC 7542
What is the difference between Intel Core i9-9940X and AMD EPYC 7542. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1162 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 981 |
| 13902 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 12115 |
| 28363 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 56809 |
| 2632 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2206 |
| 11403 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i9-9940X | Processor | AMD EPYC 7542 |
| 3300 MHz | Frequency | 2900 MHz |
| 4400 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3400 MHz |
| 14 | Cores | 32 |
| 28 | Threads | 64 |
| 165 W | TDP | 225 W |
| Skylake | Codename | Rome |
| Socket 2066 LGA | Package | Socket SP3 (4094) |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1163 | Single-Core Score | 982 |
| 13155 | Multi-Core Score | 964 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 11.4 (Build 20F71) | Operating System | Linux 4.19.0-17-amd64 x86_64 |
| MacPro7,1 | Model | QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009) |
| MacPro7,1 | Model ID | |
| Acidanthera Mac-27AD2F918AE68F61 MacPro7,1 | Motherboard | N/A |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i9-9940X | Name | AMD EPYC 7542 |
| 1 Processor, 14 Cores, 28 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 1 Core |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 49 Stepping 0 |
| 3.30 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.90 GHz |
| 32.0 KB x 14 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 1 |
| 32.0 KB x 14 | L1 Data Cache | 64.0 KB x 1 |
| 1.00 MB x 14 | L2 Cache | 512 KB x 1 |
| 19.2 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 16.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 64.01 GB | Size | 987 MB |
| 2666 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR4 | Type |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1163 | Single-Core Score | 982 |
|---|---|---|
| 1502 | Crypto Score | 1830 |
| 1093 | Integer Score | 856 |
| 1259 | Floating Point Score | 1114 |
| 1502 2.56 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1830 3.12 GB/sec |
| 1197 6.05 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1041 5.26 MB/sec |
| 1133 53.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 806 38.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 998 2.81 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 753 2.12 MTE/sec |
| 998 1.17 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 812 953.8 KElements/sec |
| 1076 337.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 743 232.9 Krows/sec |
| 1090 59.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 885 48.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1096 349.1 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 797 253.9 KB/sec |
| 1108 8.64 Klines/sec | Clang | 860 6.70 Klines/sec |
| 1159 13.4 images/sec | Camera | 1070 12.4 images/sec |
| 1068 1.34 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1135 1.42 Mpairs/sec |
| 1340 8304.8 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 972 6021.8 FPS |
| 796 43.7 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1144 62.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1167 8.98 images/sec | Face Detection | 982 7.56 images/sec |
| 1022 25.2 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 741 18.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 2199 107.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2002 98.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 2089 28.5 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1678 22.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1512 1.21 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1375 1.10 Mpixels/sec |
| 1061 9.50 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 888 7.95 Kpixels/sec |
| 1156 36.9 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 910 29.1 Words/sec |
| 1093 42.2 images/sec | Machine Learning | 954 36.9 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 13155 | Multi-Core Score | 964 |
|---|---|---|
| 9685 | Crypto Score | 1485 |
| 12726 | Integer Score | 852 |
| 14664 | Floating Point Score | 1121 |
| 9685 16.5 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1485 2.53 GB/sec |
| 16200 81.9 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 962 4.87 MB/sec |
| 17777 841.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 889 42.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 6579 18.6 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 727 2.05 MTE/sec |
| 13147 15.4 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 792 930.0 KElements/sec |
| 15075 4.72 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 751 235.4 Krows/sec |
| 10076 546.8 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 879 47.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 10024 3.12 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 776 247.3 KB/sec |
| 16431 128.0 Klines/sec | Clang | 902 7.03 Klines/sec |
| 14045 162.8 images/sec | Camera | 1045 12.1 images/sec |
| 11763 14.7 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1148 1.44 Mpairs/sec |
| 24651 152722.8 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 976 6047.4 FPS |
| 14585 801.7 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1154 63.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 18155 139.8 images/sec | Face Detection | 991 7.63 images/sec |
| 13991 344.9 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 736 18.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 19793 971.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2026 99.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 25377 345.8 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1671 22.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 23784 19.1 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1430 1.15 Mpixels/sec |
| 13714 122.9 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 890 7.98 Kpixels/sec |
| 8118 259.5 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 902 28.9 Words/sec |
| 4719 182.3 images/sec | Machine Learning | 956 36.9 images/sec |