AMD EPYC 7401 vs Intel Pentium Gold 4415U

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AMD EPYC 7401 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
AMD EPYC 7401 Intel Pentium Gold 4415U

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7401 or Intel Pentium Gold 4415U - 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 7401 has 24 cores with 48 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 7401 was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Pentium Gold 4415U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 4415U was released in Q1/2017.
AMD EPYC (111) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD EPYC 7001 (12) CPU group Intel Pentium 4400 (5)
1 Generation 7
Naples (Zen) Architecture Kaby Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7401 has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7401 is 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the Intel Pentium Gold 4415U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold 4415U is at 2.30 GHz.

AMD EPYC 7401 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
24 Cores 2
48 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.80 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 7401 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 7401 or Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 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 610
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 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 HD Graphics 610
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 7401 can use up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 170.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Gold 4415U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 7401 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
170.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
64.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
128 PCIe lanes 10
126.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 5.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 7401 is 170 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold 4415U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 7401 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
170 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7401 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 64.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold 4415U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 7401 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
14 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
SP3 Socket BGA 1356
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 Q1/2017
1450 $ Release price 161 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
844 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
525 (62%)

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 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
14101 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1218 (9%)

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 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
132 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
98 (74%)

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 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
3156 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
251 (8%)

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 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 0.95 GHz
182 (100%)

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 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2208 (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 7401 AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
641 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 7401 Intel Pentium Gold 4415U
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