AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Core i9-9880H

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Core i9-9880H 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, 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 i9-9880H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

Around 64483% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 4.80 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 4.80 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9880H

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2524 vs 1500
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13818 vs 8545

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 21 February 2018
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2524 vs 1500
PassMark - CPU mark	13818 vs 8545

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9880H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1500

2524

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8545

13818

Name	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Core i9-9880H
PassMark - Single thread mark	1500	2524
PassMark - CPU mark	8545	13818
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1118
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6143
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7869
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2125
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3817
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4299
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2125
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3817
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4299

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Core i9-9880H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Coffee Lake
Family	EPYC Embedded
Launch date	21 February 2018	23 April 2019
Place in performance rating	1443	758
Series	3000
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$556
Processor Number		i9-9880H
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	16
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	41.8 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA (SP4r2)	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
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		0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 630
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@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Vulkan