AMD EPYC 7301 vs Intel Core i3-4340

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AMD EPYC 7301 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4340
AMD EPYC 7301 Intel Core i3-4340

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7301 or Intel Core i3-4340 - 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 7301 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7301 was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Core i3-4340 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4340 was released in Q3/2013.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD EPYC 7001 (12) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1 Generation 4
Naples (Zen) Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7301 is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (2.70 GHz). The Intel Core i3-4340 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz.

AMD EPYC 7301 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4340
16 Cores 2
32 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.70 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 7301 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4340
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 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 4600
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 7301 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4340 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD EPYC 7301 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4340
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
170.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
64.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
128 PCIe lanes 16
126.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD EPYC 7301 has a TDP of 170 W, that of the Intel Core i3-4340 is 54 W.

AMD EPYC 7301 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4340
170 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7301 has a 64.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-4340 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

AMD EPYC 7301 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4340
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 LGA 1150
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
800 $ Release price 157 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7301 (87%)
Intel Core i3-4340 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7301 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4340 (21%)

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 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
761 (90%)
Intel Core i3-4340 Intel Core i3-4340
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
841 (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 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
8864 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4340 Intel Core i3-4340
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1883 (21%)

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 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
14998 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4340 Intel Core i3-4340
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3540 (24%)

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 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
119 (84%)
Intel Core i3-4340 Intel Core i3-4340
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
142 (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 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
2033 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4340 Intel Core i3-4340
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
363 (18%)

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 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
687 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4340 Intel Core i3-4340
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
4428 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4340 Intel Core i3-4340
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4340 Intel Core i3-4340
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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