Intel Core i3-8300 vs AMD EPYC 9015

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Intel Core i3-8300 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9015
Intel Core i3-8300 AMD EPYC 9015

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-8300 or AMD EPYC 9015 - 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 i3-8300 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8300 was released in Q4/2017.

The AMD EPYC 9015 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9015 was released in Q4/2024.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 8000 (20) CPU group AMD EPYC 9005 (21)
8 Generation 5
Coffee Lake S Architecture Turin (Zen 5 / Zen 5c)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-7300 Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-9300 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-8300 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-8300 is 3.70 GHz while the AMD EPYC 9015 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9015 is at 3.60 GHz.
Intel Core i3-8300 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9015
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 i3-8300 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9015
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-8300 or AMD EPYC 9015 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 UHD 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 UHD 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 i3-8300 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9015 supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 480.0 GB/s.
Intel Core i3-8300 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9015
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR5-6000
64 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 480.0 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 32.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-8300 is 62 W, while the AMD EPYC 9015 has a TDP of 155 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i3-8300 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9015
62 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 155 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-8300 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9015 is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 32.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i3-8300 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9015
14 nm Technology 4 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 1151-2 Socket SP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q4/2017 Release date Q4/2024
125 $ Release price --
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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 i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1040 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9015 AMD EPYC 9015
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

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 i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3425 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9015 AMD EPYC 9015
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

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 i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1296 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9015 AMD EPYC 9015
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHzNot verified
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 i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3868 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9015 AMD EPYC 9015
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHzNot verified
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 i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9015 AMD EPYC 9015
@ 0.00 GHzNot verified
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 i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
6242 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9015 AMD EPYC 9015
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHzNot verified
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 i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
158 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9015 AMD EPYC 9015
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHzNot verified
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 i3-8300 Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
633 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9015 AMD EPYC 9015
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-8300 AMD EPYC 9015
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