Intel Core i5-9300HF vs AMD EPYC 3201

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9300HF and AMD EPYC 3201 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i5-9300HF

AMD EPYC 3201

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9300HF

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2286 vs 1500

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Apr 2019 vs 21 February 2018
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2286 vs 1500

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
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: 8545 vs 7352

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 4.10 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	8545 vs 7352

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9300HF
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 3201

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2286

1500

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7352

8545

Name	Intel Core i5-9300HF	AMD EPYC 3201
PassMark - Single thread mark	2286	1500
PassMark - CPU mark	7352	8545

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9300HF	AMD EPYC 3201
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen
Launch date	30 Apr 2019	21 February 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$250
Place in performance rating	984	1442
Processor Number	i5-9300HF
Series	9th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	3000
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Family		EPYC Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1500 MHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	256 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 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
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-2133
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	BGA (SP4r2)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	30 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	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
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX
Intel 64
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® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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™)