AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Xeon E-2186M

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Xeon E-2186M 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.

AMD EPYC 3201

Intel Xeon E-2186M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 64483% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 4.80 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 45 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 4.80 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2186M

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2571 vs 1500
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11619 vs 8545

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2571 vs 1500
PassMark - CPU mark	11619 vs 8545

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2186M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1500

2571

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8545

11619

Name	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Xeon E-2186M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1500	2571
PassMark - CPU mark	8545	11619

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Xeon E-2186M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Coffee Lake
Family	EPYC Embedded
Launch date	21 February 2018	1 March 2018
Place in performance rating	1441	778
Series	3000	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Price now		$623
Processor Number		E-2186M
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	12 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	6
Number of threads	8	12
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		64 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA (SP4r2)	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
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	Up to 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
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® 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 P630
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