AMD EPYC 3201 vs Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3201 and Intel Xeon E3-1575M 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 E3-1575M v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 79387% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 3.90 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 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 7857

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 February 2018 vs 24 January 2016
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 3.90 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 7857

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2152 vs 1564

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2152 vs 1564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3201
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1564

2152

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8672

7857

Name	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564	2152
PassMark - CPU mark	8672	7857
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1025
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4022

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3201	Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Family	EPYC Embedded
Launch date	21 February 2018	24 January 2016
Place in performance rating	1490	1420
Series	3000	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,207
Processor Number		E3-1575MV5
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1500 MHz	3.00 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	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
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® 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® 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		0x193D
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P580
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 HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over WiDi		Up to 4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4