Intel Core i3-7300 vs AMD EPYC 7543P

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-7300		AMD EPYC 7543P
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-7300 or AMD EPYC 7543P - 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 i3-7300 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7300 was released in Q1/2017. The AMD EPYC 7543P has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7543P was released in Q1/2021.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 7000 (17)	CPU group	AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
7	Generation	3
Kaby Lake S	Architecture	Milan (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-6300	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i3-8300	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-7300 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-7300 is 4.00 GHz while the AMD EPYC 7543P has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7543P is at 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz).
Intel Core i3-7300	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7543P
2	Cores	32
4	Threads	64
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
4.00 GHz	Frequency	2.80 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.30 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 i3-7300	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7543P
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i3-7300 or AMD EPYC 7543P has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel HD Graphics 630	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.15 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 i3-7300 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7543P supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 204.8 GB/s.
Intel Core i3-7300	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7543P
DDR4-2400, DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR4-3200
64 GB	Max. Memory	4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	8 (Octa Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	204.8 GB/s
No	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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-7300 is 51 W, while the AMD EPYC 7543P has a TDP of 225 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i3-7300	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7543P
51 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	225 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	240 W
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-7300 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7543P is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 256.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i3-7300	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7543P
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
Q1/2017	Release date	Q1/2021
--	Release price	2730 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-7300 (74%)

AMD EPYC 7543P (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-7300 (10%)

AMD EPYC 7543P (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 i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1030 (75%)
	AMD EPYC 7543P 32C 64T @ 3.70 GHz	1371 (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 i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	2325 (8%)
	AMD EPYC 7543P 32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz	29987 (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 i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1242 (73%)
	AMD EPYC 7543P 32C 64T @ 3.70 GHz	1708 (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 i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	2493 (14%)
	AMD EPYC 7543P 32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz	18068 (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 i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	4561 (7%)
	AMD EPYC 7543P 32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz	67086 (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 i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	419 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7543P 32C 64T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1084 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7543P 32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i3-7300 Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7543P @ 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 i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	172 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7543P 32C 64T @ 3.70 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 i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	436 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7543P 32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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