Intel Core i3-6320 vs AMD EPYC 7662

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Intel Core i3-6320 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7662
Intel Core i3-6320 AMD EPYC 7662

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-6320 or AMD EPYC 7662 - 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 i3-6320 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-6320 was released in Q3/2015.

The AMD EPYC 7662 has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7662 was released in Q1/2020.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 6000 (24) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
6 Generation 2
Skylake S Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-7320 Successor AMD EPYC 7763

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-6320 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.90 GHz. The AMD EPYC 7662 has 64 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.30 GHz).
Intel Core i3-6320 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7662
2 Cores 64
4 Threads 128
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.90 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 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 i3-6320 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7662
-- 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 530 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 530 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-6320 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7662 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-6320 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7662
DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 256.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
15.8 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 i3-6320 has a TDP of 51 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7662 is 225 W.
Intel Core i3-6320 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7662
51 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 225 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-6320 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7662 cache has a total of 256.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-6320 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7662
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
LGA 1151 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
Q3/2015 Release date Q1/2020
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6320 (97%)
AMD EPYC 7662 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6320 (7%)
AMD EPYC 7662 (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 i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1011 (97%)
AMD EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 3.30 GHz
1046 (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 i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
2331 (7%)
AMD EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 2.40 GHz
33944 (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 i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
4400 (6%)
AMD EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 2.40 GHz
73144 (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 i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1311 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 3.30 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 i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
2730 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 2.40 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 i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 3.30 GHz
386 (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 i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 2.40 GHz
18203 (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 i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
@ 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 i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
160 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 3.30 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 i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
413 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-6320 AMD EPYC 7662
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