AMD EPYC 7551 vs Intel Core i3-4010U

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AMD EPYC 7551 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4010U
AMD EPYC 7551 Intel Core i3-4010U

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7551 or Intel Core i3-4010U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD EPYC 7551 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7551 was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Core i3-4010U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4010U was released in Q3/2013.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD EPYC 7001 (12) CPU group Intel Core i 4000U (26)
1 Generation 4
Naples (Zen) Architecture Haswell U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
AMD EPYC 7552 Successor Intel Core i3-5010U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7551 has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7551 is 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-4010U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-4010U is at 1.70 GHz.
AMD EPYC 7551 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4010U
32 Cores 2
64 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.55 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD EPYC 7551 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4010U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 7551 or Intel Core i3-4010U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 7551 can use up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 170.6 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-4010U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
AMD EPYC 7551 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4010U
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 16 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
170.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
64.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
128 PCIe lanes 12
126.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 7551 is 180 W, while the Intel Core i3-4010U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD EPYC 7551 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4010U
180 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7551 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 64.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-4010U is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
AMD EPYC 7551 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4010U
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
SP3 Socket BGA 1168
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2013
3200 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7551 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4010U (44%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7551 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4010U (6%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD EPYC 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
21604 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4010U Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1654 (8%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
132 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4010U Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
58 (44%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
3838 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4010U Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
171 (4%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4010U Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
416 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4010U Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
956 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD EPYC 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4010U Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
522 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD EPYC 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4010U Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1105 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD EPYC 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4010U Intel Core i3-4010U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.00 GHz
320 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD EPYC 7551 AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4010U Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
454 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD EPYC 7551 Intel Core i3-4010U
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