AMD EPYC 7773X vs Intel Core i5-11600KF

Let's find out which one of AMD EPYC 7773X and Intel Core i5-11600KF is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD EPYC 7773X Intel Core i5-11600KF
• Family
  AMD EPYC Intel Core i5
• CPU group
  AMD EPYC 7003 Intel Core i 11000
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  3 11
• Predecessor
  -- Intel Core i5-10600KF
• Successor
  -- Intel Core i5-12600KF

In this block we are going to compare AMD EPYC 7773X vs Intel Core i5-11600KF by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Frequency
  2.20 GHz 3.90 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD EPYC 7773X and Intel Core i5-11600KF along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD EPYC 7773X and Intel Core i5-11600KF. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between AMD EPYC 7773X and Intel Core i5-11600KF you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  4096 GB 128 GB
• Memory channels
  8 (Octa Channel) 2
• ECC
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD EPYC 7773X or Intel Core i5-11600KF? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  280 W 125 W
• TDP (PL2)
  -- 251 W / 56 s
• TDP down
  225 W 95 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD EPYC 7773X and Intel Core i5-11600KF CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  SP3 LGA 1200
• L2-Cache
  32.00 MB 3.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  768.00 MB 12.00 MB
• Architecture
  Milan (Zen 3) Rocket Lake S
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q1/2021