AMD EPYC 9454 vs Intel Core i3-2115C

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AMD EPYC 9454 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-2115C
AMD EPYC 9454 Intel Core i3-2115C

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 9454 or Intel Core i3-2115C - 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 9454 has 48 cores with 96 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9454 was released in Q4/2022.

The Intel Core i3-2115C has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2115C was released in Q2/2012.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD EPYC 9004 (21) CPU group Intel Core i 2000 (28)
4 Generation 2
Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) Architecture Sandy Bridge S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9454 has 48 CPU cores and can calculate 96 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9454 is 2.75 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-2115C has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-2115C is at 2.00 GHz.

AMD EPYC 9454 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2115C
48 Cores 2
96 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.75 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.65 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 9454 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2115C
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD EPYC 9454 or Intel Core i3-2115C 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 2000
GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
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 2000
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 9454 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 460.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-2115C supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 9454 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2115C
DDR5-4800 Memory DDR3-1333
6144 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
12 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
460.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
48.00 MB L2 Cache --
256.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 2.0
128 PCIe lanes 16
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 9454 is 290 W, while the Intel Core i3-2115C has a TDP of 25 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 9454 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2115C
290 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
300 W TDP up --
240 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 9454 is manufactured in 5 nm and has 304.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-2115C is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 9454 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2115C
5 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
SP5 Socket BGA 1284
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2022 Release date Q2/2012
5225 $ Release price --
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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 9454 AMD EPYC 9454
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2115C Intel Core i3-2115C
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)

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