Intel Core i3-7300T vs AMD EPYC 9654P

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Intel Core i3-7300T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9654P
Intel Core i3-7300T AMD EPYC 9654P

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-7300T or AMD EPYC 9654P - 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 i3-7300T has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7300T was released in Q1/2017.

The AMD EPYC 9654P has 96 cores with 192 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9654P was released in Q4/2022.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 7000 (17) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
7 Generation 4
Kaby Lake S Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-6300T Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-8300T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-7300T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz. The AMD EPYC 9654P has 96 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i3-7300T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9654P
2 Cores 96
4 Threads 192
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.55 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 i3-7300T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9654P
-- 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 --
1.10 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 i3-7300T supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9654P can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels.

Intel Core i3-7300T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9654P
DDR4-2400, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR5-4800
64 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 96.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 384.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-7300T has a TDP of 35 W, that of the AMD EPYC 9654P is 360 W.

Intel Core i3-7300T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9654P
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 360 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 400 W
25 W TDP down 320 W
92 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-7300T has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 9654P cache has a total of 480.00 MB.

Intel Core i3-7300T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9654P
14 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
LGA 1151 Socket SP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q1/2017 Release date Q4/2022
-- Release price 10625 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7300T (59%)
AMD EPYC 9654P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7300T (5%)
AMD EPYC 9654P (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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
921 (60%)
AMD EPYC 9654P AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz
1529 (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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2174 (3%)
AMD EPYC 9654P AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz
79486 (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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1169 (58%)
AMD EPYC 9654P AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz
2025 (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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2397 (10%)
AMD EPYC 9654P AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz
23214 (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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
4160 (3%)
AMD EPYC 9654P AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz
126082 (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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9654P AMD EPYC 9654P
@ 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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
151 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9654P AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
382 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9654P AMD EPYC 9654P
96C 192T @ 3.55 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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