Intel N50 vs AMD EPYC 3201

Comparative analysis of Intel N50 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 N50

AMD EPYC 3201

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N50

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 30 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1790 vs 1564

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 21 February 2018
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 30 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1790 vs 1564

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 91076% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2097152x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2796202.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 2907

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 96K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2MB (shared)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 6MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8672 vs 2907

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N50
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 3201

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1790

1564

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2907

8672

Name	Intel N50	AMD EPYC 3201
PassMark - Single thread mark	1790	1564
PassMark - CPU mark	2907	8672

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N50	AMD EPYC 3201
Essentials
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	21 February 2018
Place in performance rating	1456	1486
Architecture codename		Zen
Family		EPYC Embedded
Series		3000
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1000 MHz	1500 MHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	2MB (shared)	4 MB
L3 cache	6MB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3100 MHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5, 4800 MHz, Single-channel	DDR4-2133
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1264	BGA (SP4r2)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	30 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8, x4, x2
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		32
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		8
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		3.0
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)