AMD EPYC 7261 vs Intel Core M-5Y71

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7261 and Intel Core M-5Y71 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7261

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • 16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 4
L3 cache 64 MB vs 4 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core M-5Y71

  • 34x lower typical power consumption: 4.5 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 4.5 Watt vs 155/170 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7261
CPU 2: Intel Core M-5Y71

Name AMD EPYC 7261 Intel Core M-5Y71
PassMark - Single thread mark 1272
PassMark - CPU mark 2021
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 31.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 810
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1786
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 810
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1399
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1786

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7261 Intel Core M-5Y71

Essentials

Family AMD EPYC
OPN Tray PS7261BEV8RAF
Place in performance rating not rated 2419
Series AMD EPYC 7000 Series 5th Generation Intel® Core™ M Processors
Vertical segment Server Mobile
Architecture codename Broadwell
Launch date 1 December 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $281
Price now $281
Processor Number 5Y71
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.15

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 1.20 GHz
L3 cache 64 MB 4 MB
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 2.90 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 16 4
64 bit support
Die size 82 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C
Transistor count 1300 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 8 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz/2666 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600

Compatibility

Socket Count 1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155/170 Watt 4.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 3.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 600 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 6 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 1.40 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 30mm x 16.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 3.5 W
Sockets supported FCBGA1234

Graphics

Device ID 0x161E
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 900 MHz
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 16 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 5300

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 2560x1600@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 12
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
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)