AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Core i5-3317U

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AMD EPYC 7302 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-3317U
AMD EPYC 7302 Intel Core i5-3317U

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7302 or Intel Core i5-3317U - 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 7302 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7302 was released in Q3/2019.

The Intel Core i5-3317U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3317U was released in Q2/2012.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD EPYC 7002 (24) CPU group Intel Core i 3000U (12)
2 Generation 3
Rome (Zen 2) Architecture Ivy Bridge U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7302 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7302 is 3.00 GHz (3.30 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-3317U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-3317U is at 1.70 GHz (2.60 GHz).

AMD EPYC 7302 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3317U
16 Cores 2
32 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.60 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD EPYC 7302 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3317U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD EPYC 7302 or Intel Core i5-3317U 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 4000
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.0

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 4000
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 7302 can use up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-3317U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 7302 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3317U
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
128.00 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 7302 is 155 W, while the Intel Core i5-3317U has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 7302 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3317U
155 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7302 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 128.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-3317U is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 7302 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3317U
7 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, 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
Q3/2019 Release date Q2/2012
2850 $ Release price 225 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7302 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U (42%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7302 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U (7%)

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 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
1057 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
532 (50%)

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 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
16149 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1157 (7%)

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 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
1274 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
431 (34%)

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 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
10254 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
917 (9%)

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 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
32694 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1995 (6%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
481 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1089 (100%)

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 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
384 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 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 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.05 GHz
269 (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 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
585 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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