AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Core i7-8550U

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Core i7-8550U 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • Around 77400% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 4.00 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
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 5905
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 February 2018 vs 21 August 2017
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3100 MHz vs 4.00 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 8672 vs 5905

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8550U

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 30 Watt
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2048 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 2048 vs 1564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8550U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1564
2048
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8672
5905
Name AMD EPYC 3201 Intel Core i7-8550U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1564 2048
PassMark - CPU mark 8672 5905
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 814
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2456
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 65.027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.792
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.384
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1724
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3395
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5482
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1724
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3395
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5482

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 3201 Intel Core i7-8550U

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Kaby Lake R
Family EPYC Embedded
Launch date 21 February 2018 21 August 2017
Place in performance rating 1492 1388
Series 3000 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $409
Processor Number i7-8550U
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1500 MHz 1.80 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3100 MHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 8
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
Die size 123 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

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 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported BGA (SP4r2) FC-BGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.00 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42mm X 24mm

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® 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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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 0x5917
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 620

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4