Intel Core i7-8565UC vs AMD EPYC 3201

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-8565UC 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i7-8565UC

AMD EPYC 3201

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8565UC

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 30 Watt
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2527 vs 1500

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 30 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2527 vs 1500

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 67291% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 4.60 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8545 vs 6187

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 4.60 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8545 vs 6187

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-8565UC
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 3201

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2527

1500

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6187

8545

Name	Intel Core i7-8565UC	AMD EPYC 3201
PassMark - Single thread mark	2527	1500
PassMark - CPU mark	6187	8545

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-8565UC	AMD EPYC 3201
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'18	21 February 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$409
Place in performance rating	874	1442
Processor Number	i7-8565U
Series	8th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	3000
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Family		EPYC Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	1500 MHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3100 MHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	8
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-2133
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x3EA0
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
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@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	10 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency	2.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	46x24
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	BGA (SP4r2)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	30 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 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® 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 AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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™)