AMD EPYC 72F3 vs Intel Core i3-2357M

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AMD EPYC 72F3 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-2357M
AMD EPYC 72F3 Intel Core i3-2357M

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 72F3 or Intel Core i3-2357M - 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 72F3 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 72F3 was released in Q1/2021.

The Intel Core i3-2357M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2357M was released in Q2/2011.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD EPYC 7003 (29) CPU group Intel Core i 2000M (46)
3 Generation 2
Milan (Zen 3) Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 72F3 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 72F3 is 3.70 GHz (4.10 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-2357M has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-2357M is at 1.30 GHz.

AMD EPYC 72F3 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2357M
8 Cores 2
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.90 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 72F3 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2357M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 72F3 or Intel Core i3-2357M 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 3000
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 10.1

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 3000
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 No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 72F3 can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 204.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-2357M supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 72F3 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2357M
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1333
4096 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
256.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
128 PCIe lanes 16
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 72F3 is 180 W, while the Intel Core i3-2357M has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 72F3 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2357M
180 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
200 W TDP up --
165 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 72F3 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 256.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-2357M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 72F3 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2357M
7 nm Technology 32 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, AVX
SP3 Socket BGA 1023
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2011
2468 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 72F3 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2357M (18%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 72F3 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2357M (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 72F3 AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
1512 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
277 (18%)

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 72F3 AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
13080 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
659 (5%)

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 72F3 AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
27253 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
760 (3%)

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 72F3 AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
206 (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 72F3 AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
440 (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 72F3 AMD EPYC 72F3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 72F3 Intel Core i3-2357M
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