AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Core i7-6560U

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Core i7-6560U 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 - 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 i7-6560U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 96775% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 3.20 GHz
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
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 3330

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 February 2018 vs 1 September 2015
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 3.20 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8672 vs 3330

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6560U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 30 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1680 vs 1564

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 30 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1680 vs 1564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6560U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1564

1680

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8672

3330

Name	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Core i7-6560U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564	1680
PassMark - CPU mark	8672	3330
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1709
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.285
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		20.348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3536
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3536

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Core i7-6560U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Family	EPYC Embedded
Launch date	21 February 2018	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	1490	1333
Series	3000	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Processor Number		i7-6560U
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8	4
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA (SP4r2)	BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		9.5 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42x24x1.3
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	12
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	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi 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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x1926
eDRAM		64 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Graphics 540
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5