AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Pentium Gold 5405U 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD EPYC 3201

Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 134683% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 2.3 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
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1564 vs 1309
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 2256

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 2.3 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564 vs 1309
PassMark - CPU mark	8672 vs 2256

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 30 Watt

Launch date	23 January 2019 vs 21 February 2018
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 30 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1564

1309

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8672

2256

Name	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564	1309
PassMark - CPU mark	8672	2256
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		983
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1954
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1954
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3998
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3998

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Whiskey Lake
Family	EPYC Embedded
Launch date	21 February 2018	23 January 2019
Place in performance rating	1490	1335
Series	3000	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$161
Processor Number		5405U
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	2.3 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	37.5 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA (SP4r2)	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down		12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		46x24
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	2.0
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 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		0x3EA1
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Graphics max frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 610
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		4.5