AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Pentium 3560M

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Pentium 3560M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 3201

Intel Pentium 3560M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 129067% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
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
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 37 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1564 vs 1221
6.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 1345

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 February 2018 vs 14 April 2014
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 37 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564 vs 1221
PassMark - CPU mark	8672 vs 1345

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 3560M

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 3560M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1564

1221

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8672

1345

Name	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Pentium 3560M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564	1221
PassMark - CPU mark	8672	1345
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2440
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4060

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Pentium 3560M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Haswell
Family	EPYC Embedded
Launch date	21 February 2018	14 April 2014
Place in performance rating	1490	1354
Series	3000	Intel® Pentium® Processor 3000 Series
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$134
Processor Number		3560M
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		130 mm
Transistor count		960 Million
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 1333/1600
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA (SP4r2)	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	37 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
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	2.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4, x2	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
UART
USB revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support