AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Core i7-3689Y

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Core i7-3689Y processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 3201

Intel Core i7-3689Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 119131% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 2.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1564 vs 1209
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 1967

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 February 2018 vs 1 January 2013
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564 vs 1209
PassMark - CPU mark	8672 vs 1967

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3689Y

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95 °C
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 30 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 30 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3689Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1564

1209

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8672

1967

Name	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Core i7-3689Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564	1209
PassMark - CPU mark	8672	1967
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4301

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Core i7-3689Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Ivy Bridge
Family	EPYC Embedded
Launch date	21 February 2018	1 January 2013
Place in performance rating	1490	1369
Series	3000	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Processor Number		i7-3689Y
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	1.50 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8	4
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		118 mm
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA (SP4r2)	FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	13 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		31mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		7 W
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	8
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4, x2
UART
USB revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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		0x166
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max frequency		850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support