AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 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.

AMD EPYC 3201

Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 81479% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 3.80 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 50% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 7504

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 February 2018 vs 1 September 2015
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 3.80 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8672 vs 7504

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2120 vs 1564

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2120 vs 1564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1564

2120

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8672

7504

Name	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564	2120
PassMark - CPU mark	8672	7504
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		937
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3655

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Family	EPYC Embedded
Launch date	21 February 2018	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	1490	1481
Series	3000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Processor Number		E3-1535MV5
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	2.90 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	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		122 mm
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	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
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® 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® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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
Device ID		0x191D
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics P530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4