Intel Core i3-5015U vs AMD EPYC 7601 Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Core i3-5015U		AMD EPYC 7601
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-5015U and the AMD EPYC 7601 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Core i3-5015U 2 core processor released in Q1/2015 with the AMD EPYC 7601 which has 32 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 5000U (16)	CPU group	AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
5	Generation	1
Broadwell U	Architecture	Naples (Zen)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-5015U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 7601 clocks with 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz), has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i3-5015U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7601
2	Cores	32
4	Threads	64
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.10 GHz	Frequency	2.20 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.20 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.70 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 i3-5015U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7601
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
Intel HD Graphics 5500	GPU	no iGPU
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.85 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
8	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
16 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
11.2	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 5500	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
Decode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-5015U, while the AMD EPYC 7601 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 170.6 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i3-5015U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7601
DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR4-2666
16 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	170.6 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	64.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	128
6.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	126.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Core i3-5015U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 7601 is 180 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i3-5015U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7601
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	180 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
10 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-5015U has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 7601 is at 64.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.
Intel Core i3-5015U	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7601
14 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
BGA 1168	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
Q1/2015	Release date	Q3/2017
--	Release price	4000 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-5015U (64%)

AMD EPYC 7601 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-5015U (11%)

AMD EPYC 7601 (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 i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	535 (59%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz	903 (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 i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1125 (16%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz	6904 (100%)

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 i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	665 (72%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz	921 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1337 (17%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz	7914 (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.


	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1878 (4%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz	42247 (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 i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	85 (60%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz	141 (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.


	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	214 (5%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz	4068 (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.


	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz	307 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz	7445 (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 i3-5015U Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.85 GHz	326 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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Intel Core i3-5015U vs AMD EPYC 7601

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details