Intel Core i7-8665UE vs AMD EPYC 3201

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-8665UE 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 i7-8665UE

AMD EPYC 3201

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8665UE

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95 °C
2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 30 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1621 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	1621 vs 1500

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 70355% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 4.40 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 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8545 vs 5170

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 4.40 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8545 vs 5170

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-8665UE
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 3201

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1621

1500

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5170

8545

Name	Intel Core i7-8665UE	AMD EPYC 3201
PassMark - Single thread mark	1621	1500
PassMark - CPU mark	5170	8545

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-8665UE	AMD EPYC 3201
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q2'19	21 February 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$409
Place in performance rating	1425	1442
Processor Number	i7-8665UE
Series	8th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	3000
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Family		EPYC Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	1500 MHz
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	4.40 GHz	3100 MHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	8
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
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 620
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
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	4096x2160@30/24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	1.30 GHz
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency	2.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	46 x 24
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® 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 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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™)