AMD EPYC 7513 vs Intel Core i9-10940X

Processor comparisons 25-03-2021

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD EPYC 7513 vs Intel Core i9-10940X tests and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, machine learning, programming, rendering, video editing. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, WPrime, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, PassMark, Handbrake, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, Prime95, 7zip, AIDA64, Furmark, Blender, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Grand Theft Auto V
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Borderlands 3
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Watch Dogs Legion
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite
Fortnite
Valheim
Apex Legends
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Red Dead Redemption 2

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10940X or AMD EPYC 7513.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

EPYC 7513

66%

Core i9-10940X

58%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7513 is 12% better than Core i9-10940X. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 7513

67%

Core i9-10940X

59%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	118.1	104.3
Valorant	134.2	118.5
Cyberpunk 2077	75.1	66.4
Apex Legends	126.1	111.4
Call of Duty Warzone	100.6	88.9
Overwatch	108.7	96.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	92.6	81.8
DOOM Eternal	67.1	59.2
Warzone	104.6	92.4
Assassin's Creed	112.7	99.5
Valheim	111.3	98.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 7513

23%

Core i9-10940X

24%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-10940X is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7513 since it has less power consumption: 200W vs. 165W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD EPYC 7513	Intel Core i9-10940X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	162	201
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	6680	3117
Cinbench 20 Single-core	304	442
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	14158	7609
Cinbench 23 Single-core	748	1263
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	36818	21309

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7513	Intel Core i9-10940X
Single-Core	1576	2704
Multi-Core	54007	29374

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7513	Intel Core i9-10940X
Single-Core	1403	1226
Multi-Core	29463	15950

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD EPYC 7513	Intel Core i9-10940X
Announcement date	March 15, 2021	October 01, 2019
Type	Server	Desktop
Socket	SP3	FCLGA2066
Core name	Milan	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	3	10
Turbo Frequency	3.65 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	2.6 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	32	14
Threads	64	28
Bus rate		8 GT/s DMI3
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	68000 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	200 W	165 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		256 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	94 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	128MB	19.25 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000334 100-100000334WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-10940X is 21% better than EPYC 7513 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7513 has 18 more core than Core i9-10940X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7513 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10940X is better: 13
Although it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD EPYC 7513 and Intel Core i9-10940X before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 7513 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD EPYC 7513 specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-10940X specs and review.