AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Core i7-5850HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Core i7-5850HQ 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • Around 86011% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • 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
  • 2.7x 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 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8545 vs 6866
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 February 2018 vs 2 June 2015
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3100 MHz vs 3.60 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 8545 vs 6866

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5850HQ

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95 °C
  • Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2219 vs 1500
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2219 vs 1500

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5850HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1500
2219
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8545
6866
Name AMD EPYC 3201 Intel Core i7-5850HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 1500 2219
PassMark - CPU mark 8545 6866

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 3201 Intel Core i7-5850HQ

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Broadwell
Family EPYC Embedded
Launch date 21 February 2018 2 June 2015
Place in performance rating 1441 1029
Series 3000 5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $434
Price now $434
Processor Number i7-5850HQ
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 6.42

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1500 MHz 2.70 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 105°C
Maximum frequency 3100 MHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 8
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2

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 1600/1866 LPDDR3 1600/1866
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported BGA (SP4r2) FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt 47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
UART
USB revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

Secure Boot
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response 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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x1622
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 2560x1600@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3