Intel Core i5-8279U vs AMD EPYC 3201

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-8279U and AMD EPYC 3201 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i5-8279U

AMD EPYC 3201

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8279U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95 °C
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 30 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2299 vs 1564

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 30 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2299 vs 1564

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 75510% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 4.10 GHz
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 7490

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 4.10 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8672 vs 7490

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-8279U
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 3201

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2299

1564

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7490

8672

Name	Intel Core i5-8279U	AMD EPYC 3201
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1043
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3981
PassMark - Single thread mark	2299	1564
PassMark - CPU mark	7490	8672

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-8279U	AMD EPYC 3201
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q2'19	21 February 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$320
Place in performance rating	1359	1492
Processor Number	i5-8279U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Family		EPYC Embedded
Series		3000
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1500 MHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI
L3 cache	6 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3100 MHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	8
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-2133
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA5
eDRAM	128 MB
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
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
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	BGA (SP4r2)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt	30 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1	x16, x8, x4, x2
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		8
Number of USB ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
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)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)