Intel Core i3-7100E vs AMD EPYC 7301

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Intel Core i3-7100E CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7301
Intel Core i3-7100E AMD EPYC 7301

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-7100E or AMD EPYC 7301 - 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 i3-7100E has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7100E was released in Q1/2017.

The AMD EPYC 7301 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7301 was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 7000U (18) CPU group AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
7 Generation 1
Kaby Lake U Architecture Naples (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-6100E Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-7100E is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz. The AMD EPYC 7301 has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (2.70 GHz).

Intel Core i3-7100E Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
2 Cores 16
4 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.70 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 i3-7100E Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
-- 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 630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
0.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 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 630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode 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 i3-7100E supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7301 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core i3-7100E Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 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 i3-7100E has a TDP of 35 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7301 is 170 W.

Intel Core i3-7100E Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 170 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-7100E has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7301 cache has a total of 64.00 MB.

Intel Core i3-7100E Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
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 1440 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
Q1/2017 Release date Q3/2017
225 $ Release price 800 $
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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 i3-7100E Intel Core i3-7100E
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
761 (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 i3-7100E Intel Core i3-7100E
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
8864 (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 i3-7100E Intel Core i3-7100E
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
687 (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 i3-7100E Intel Core i3-7100E
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
4428 (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 i3-7100E Intel Core i3-7100E
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 0.95 GHz
365 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-7100E Intel Core i3-7100E
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
14998 (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 i3-7100E Intel Core i3-7100E
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
119 (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 i3-7100E Intel Core i3-7100E
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
2033 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-7100E AMD EPYC 7301
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