AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Core i3-8100B

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Core i3-8100B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 3201

Intel Core i3-8100B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 6045

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8672 vs 6045

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8100B

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2339 vs 1564

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2339 vs 1564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8100B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1564

2339

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8672

6045

Name	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Core i3-8100B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564	2339
PassMark - CPU mark	8672	6045
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		949
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3197

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Core i3-8100B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Coffee Lake
Family	EPYC Embedded
Launch date	21 February 2018	Q3 '18
Place in performance rating	1486	1438
Series	3000	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Processor Number		i3-8100B
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	4
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA (SP4r2)	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	8
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4, x2	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
UART
USB revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5