AMD EPYC 7272 vs Intel Core i5-8210Y

Last updated: 2023-04-27

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD EPYC 7272		Intel Core i5-8210Y
CPU comparison AMD EPYC 7272 or Intel Core i5-8210Y - 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 7272 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7272 was released in Q3/2019. The Intel Core i5-8210Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8210Y was released in Q1/2019.

AMD EPYC (129)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD EPYC 7002 (24)	CPU group	Intel Core i 8000Y (4)
2	Generation	8
Rome (Zen 2)	Architecture	Amber Lake Y
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD EPYC 7272 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7272 is 2.90 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-8210Y has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-8210Y is at 1.60 GHz (3.60 GHz).
AMD EPYC 7272	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-8210Y
12	Cores	2
24	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.90 GHz	Frequency	1.60 GHz
3.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
3.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.80 GHz

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 7272	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-8210Y
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD EPYC 7272 or Intel Core i5-8210Y 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 UHD Graphics 617
	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9.5
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	24
--	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

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 UHD Graphics 617
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD EPYC 7272 can use up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-8210Y supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.2 GB/s.
AMD EPYC 7272	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-8210Y
DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
	Max. Memory	16 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
64.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
128	PCIe lanes	10
252.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	9.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 7272 is 120 W, while the Intel Core i5-8210Y has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD EPYC 7272	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-8210Y
120 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	7 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD EPYC 7272 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 64.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-8210Y is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
AMD EPYC 7272	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-8210Y
7 nm	Technology	14 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 1515
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2019	Release date	Q1/2019
990 $	Release price	280 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7272 (100%)

Intel Core i5-8210Y (79%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7272 (100%)

Intel Core i5-8210Y (12%)

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 7272 12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	1007 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	780 (77%)

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 7272 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	11189 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1466 (13%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 7272 12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	373 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	302 (81%)

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 7272 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	25571 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2824 (11%)

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 7272 12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	796 (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 7272 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1722 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 7272 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	632 (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 7272 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-8210Y Intel UHD Graphics 617 @ 1.05 GHz	403 (100%)

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 7272 12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	132 (100%)

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 7272 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	284 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD EPYC 7272	Intel Core i5-8210Y
Unknown	Apple MacBook Air (2018) Apple MacBook Air (2019)

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