Intel Core i7-9850HL vs AMD EPYC 3201

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9850HL 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9850HL

  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
  • 512x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 30 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1723 vs 1564
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache 384 MB vs 768 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 30 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1723 vs 1564

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • Around 75510% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 4.10 GHz
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 78% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 7897
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Maximum frequency 3100 MHz vs 4.10 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 9 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 8672 vs 7897

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-9850HL
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 3201

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1723
1564
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7897
8672
Name Intel Core i7-9850HL AMD EPYC 3201
PassMark - Single thread mark 1723 1564
PassMark - CPU mark 7897 8672

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-9850HL AMD EPYC 3201

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Zen
Launch date Q2'19 21 February 2018
Place in performance rating 1394 1491
Processor Number i7-9850HL
Series 9th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors 3000
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Embedded
Family EPYC Embedded

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.90 GHz 1500 MHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L1 cache 384 MB 768 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 9 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 6 8
Number of threads 12 8

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4-2133
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency 350 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 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630

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 4096x2160@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

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) 25 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
Scalability 1S Only
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 AVX2
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® 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)
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™)