AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Core i9-11900K

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD EPYC 7F32 vs Intel Core i9-11900K and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, programming, video editing, rendering, streaming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Handbrake, Prime95, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, RealBench, WPrime, SuperPi, 7zip, MATLAB, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, Blender, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-11900K or AMD EPYC 7F32.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 7F32

56%

Core i9-11900K

58%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-11900K is 3% better than EPYC 7F32. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 7F32

61%

Core i9-11900K

57%

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 run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, League of Legends (LOL), Control, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	108.2	100.9
Valorant	122.9	114.6
Cyberpunk 2077	68.8	64.2
Apex Legends	115.5	107.8
Call of Duty Warzone	92.2	86.0
Overwatch	99.6	92.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	84.8	79.1
DOOM Eternal	61.5	57.3
Warzone	95.9	89.4
Assassin's Creed	103.3	96.3
Valheim	102.0	95.2

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 7F32

22%

Core i9-11900K

52%

To make a finishing 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 i9-11900K is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7F32 as it consumes less power: 180W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. 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 program 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 are unused.

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

	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Core i9-11900K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	67	284
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2750	2575
Cinbench 20 Single-core	446	636
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5829	5725
Cinbench 23 Single-core	308	1653
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	15159	16475

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

	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Core i9-11900K
Single-Core	2422	3801
Multi-Core	22236	28166

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

	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Core i9-11900K
Single-Core	1209	1961
Multi-Core	19778	12631

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD EPYC 7F32	Intel Core i9-11900K
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	February 21, 2021
Type	Server	Desktop
Socket	SP3	FCLGA1200
Core name	Rome	Rocket Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	11
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	5.3 MHz
Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	38000 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	180 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth		50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache	128MB	16 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000139 100-000000139WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 7F32 is 5% better than Core i9-11900K in terms of CPU frequency. 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 7F32 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-11900K is better: 17
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD EPYC 7F32 and Intel Core i9-11900K before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD EPYC 7F32 specs and review.

Intel Core i9-11900K - all data

• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark

• Intel Core i9-11900K specs and review.