Intel Core i3-4340 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-4340		AMD EPYC 7501
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD EPYC 7501 - 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 Intel Core i3-4340 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4340 was released in Q3/2013. The AMD EPYC 7501 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7501 was released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 4000 (64)	CPU group	AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
4	Generation	1
Haswell S	Architecture	Naples (Zen)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	AMD EPYC 7502

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-4340 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz. The AMD EPYC 7501 has 32 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz).
Intel Core i3-4340	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7501
2	Cores	32
4	Threads	64
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.60 GHz	Frequency	2.00 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.00 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.60 GHz

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.
Intel Core i3-4340	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7501
--	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.
Intel HD Graphics 4600	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.15 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
7.5	GPU Generation	--
22 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
20	Compute units	--
160	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
11.1	DirectX Version	--

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.
Intel HD Graphics 4600	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-4340 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7501 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-4340	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7501
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666
32 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	170.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	64.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	128
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	126.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-4340 has a TDP of 54 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7501 is 180 W.
Intel Core i3-4340	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7501
54 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	180 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-4340 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7501 cache has a total of 64.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-4340	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7501
22 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1150	Socket	SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013	Release date	Q3/2017
157 $	Release price	2750 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-4340 (100%)

AMD EPYC 7501 (95%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-4340 (12%)

AMD EPYC 7501 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-4340 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	841 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7501 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	806 (96%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-4340 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3540 (14%)
	AMD EPYC 7501 32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz	24936 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-4340 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	142 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7501 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	132 (93%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-4340 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	363 (9%)
	AMD EPYC 7501 32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz	3912 (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.


	Intel Core i3-4340 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1883 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7501 32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-4340 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7501 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	837 (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.


	Intel Core i3-4340 Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz	368 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7501 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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