Intel Core i3-9300T vs AMD EPYC 7601

Last updated: 2023-04-27

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-9300T		AMD EPYC 7601
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-9300T or AMD EPYC 7601 - 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 i3-9300T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-9300T was released in Q2/2019. The AMD EPYC 7601 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7601 was released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 9000 (34)	CPU group	AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
9	Generation	1
Coffee Lake S Refresh	Architecture	Naples (Zen)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-8300T	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i3-10300T	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-9300T has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-9300T is 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7601 has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7601 is at 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz).
Intel Core i3-9300T	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7601
4	Cores	32
4	Threads	64
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	2.20 GHz
3.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.20 GHz
3.40 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 i3-9300T	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7601
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i3-9300T or AMD EPYC 7601 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	--
1.15 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 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 i3-9300T can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7601 supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 170.6 GB/s.
Intel Core i3-9300T	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7601
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	--
8.00 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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-9300T is 35 W, while the AMD EPYC 7601 has a TDP of 180 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i3-9300T	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7601
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	180 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
25 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-9300T is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7601 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 64.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i3-9300T	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7601
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
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	Q3/2017
143 $	Release price	4000 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-9300T (100%)

AMD EPYC 7601 (79%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-9300T (38%)

AMD EPYC 7601 (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 i3-9300T 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	996 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz	903 (91%)

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 i3-9300T 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	3265 (47%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz	6904 (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 i3-9300T 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1385 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz	921 (66%)

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 i3-9300T 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	4073 (51%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz	7914 (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 i3-9300T 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	6165 (15%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz	42247 (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 i3-9300T 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz	307 (100%)

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 i3-9300T 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz	7445 (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 i3-9300T Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 @ 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 i3-9300T 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz	141 (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 i3-9300T 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7601 32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz	4068 (100%)

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