Intel Core i3-5157U vs AMD EPYC 7272

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Intel Core i3-5157U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7272
Intel Core i3-5157U AMD EPYC 7272

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-5157U or AMD EPYC 7272 - 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 i3-5157U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-5157U was released in Q1/2015.

The AMD EPYC 7272 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7272 was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 5000U (16) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
5 Generation 2
Broadwell U Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-4158U Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-6157U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-5157U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz. The AMD EPYC 7272 has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (3.20 GHz).
Intel Core i3-5157U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7272
2 Cores 12
4 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.10 GHz

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.
Intel Core i3-5157U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7272
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 Iris Graphics 6100 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
48 Compute units --
384 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 Iris Graphics 6100 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

The Intel Core i3-5157U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7272 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-5157U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7272
LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
12 PCIe lanes 128
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-5157U has a TDP of 28 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7272 is 120 W.
Intel Core i3-5157U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7272
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 120 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
23 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-5157U has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7272 cache has a total of 64.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-5157U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7272
14 nm Technology 7 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 Q3/2019
-- Release price 990 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-5157U (62%)
AMD EPYC 7272 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-5157U (11%)
AMD EPYC 7272 (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 i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
620 (62%)
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
1007 (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 i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1398 (12%)
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
11189 (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 i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2599 (10%)
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
25571 (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 i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
793 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1583 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
373 (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 i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.00 GHz
768 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
102 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
263 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7272 AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-5157U AMD EPYC 7272
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