AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Core i7-4900MQ 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD EPYC 3201

Intel Core i7-4900MQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 81479% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 3.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 6127

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 February 2018 vs 1 June 2013
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8672 vs 6127

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4900MQ

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1997 vs 1564

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1997 vs 1564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4900MQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1564

1997

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8672

6127

Name	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Core i7-4900MQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564	1997
PassMark - CPU mark	8672	6127
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		838
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		15.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.341
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.091
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3387
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3387
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3356

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Core i7-4900MQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Haswell
Family	EPYC Embedded
Launch date	21 February 2018	1 June 2013
Place in performance rating	1490	1446
Series	3000	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$568
Price now		$586.67
Processor Number		i7-4900MQ
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.54
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Transistor count		1400 Million
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	DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA (SP4r2)	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
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
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4, x2	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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		0x416
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.3 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3