AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Core i7-5700EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Core i7-5700EQ 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD EPYC 3201

Intel Core i7-5700EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 91076% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 5803

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8672 vs 5803

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5700EQ

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95 °C
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2092 vs 1564

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2092 vs 1564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5700EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1564

2092

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8672

5803

Name	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Core i7-5700EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564	2092
PassMark - CPU mark	8672	5803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		45.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.25
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1369
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2447
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4091
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1369
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2447
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4091

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Core i7-5700EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Broadwell
Family	EPYC Embedded
Launch date	21 February 2018	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	1492	1351
Series	3000	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-5700EQ
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.60 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	105°C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
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 1600
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA (SP4r2)	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	47 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		37 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.90 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
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
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2
OpenGL		4.3