Intel Core i3-9100E vs AMD EPYC 7443P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-9100E CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7443P
Intel Core i3-9100E AMD EPYC 7443P

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-9100E or AMD EPYC 7443P - 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 i3-9100E 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 i3-9100E was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD EPYC 7443P has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7443P was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 9000 (34) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
9 Generation 3
Coffee Lake S Refresh Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-10100E Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-9100E has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-9100E is 3.10 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7443P has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7443P is at 2.85 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core i3-9100E Characteristic AMD EPYC 7443P
4 Cores 24
4 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 2.85 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i3-9100E Characteristic AMD EPYC 7443P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-9100E or AMD EPYC 7443P 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 --
1.05 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 i3-9100E can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7443P 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 i3-9100E Characteristic AMD EPYC 7443P
DDR4-2400 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
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 128.00 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 i3-9100E is 65 W, while the AMD EPYC 7443P has a TDP of 200 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-9100E Characteristic AMD EPYC 7443P
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 200 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 165 W
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-9100E is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7443P is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 128.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-9100E Characteristic AMD EPYC 7443P
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, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2021
122 $ Release price 1337 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100E (68%)
AMD EPYC 7443P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100E (10%)
AMD EPYC 7443P (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 i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
975 (68%)
AMD EPYC 7443P AMD EPYC 7443P
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
1436 (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 i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2938 (10%)
AMD EPYC 7443P AMD EPYC 7443P
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
28064 (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 i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7443P AMD EPYC 7443P
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
1752 (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 i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7443P AMD EPYC 7443P
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
16658 (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 i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7443P AMD EPYC 7443P
@ 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 i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7443P AMD EPYC 7443P
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
57691 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-9100E AMD EPYC 7443P
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