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.
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 7492
| 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 7492 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Core i5-8279U
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 3201
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| Name | Intel Core i5-8279U | AMD EPYC 3201 |
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| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1043 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3981 | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2299 | 1564 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 7492 | 8672 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel Core i5-8279U | AMD EPYC 3201 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake | Zen |
| Launch date | Q2'19 | 21 February 2018 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $320 | |
| Place in performance rating | 1360 | 1491 |
| Processor Number | i5-8279U | |
| Vertical segment | Mobile | Embedded |
| Family | EPYC Embedded | |
| Series | 3000 | |
Performance |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| DVI | ||
| eDP | ||
| HDMI | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Graphics image quality |
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| 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 |
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| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
| Sockets supported | FCBGA1528 | BGA (SP4r2) |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 28 Watt | 30 Watt |
Peripherals |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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™) | ||
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