Intel Core i5-4210H vs AMD EPYC 7301

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Intel Core i5-4210H CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7301
Intel Core i5-4210H AMD EPYC 7301

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-4210H and the AMD EPYC 7301 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-4210H 2 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the AMD EPYC 7301 which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38) CPU group AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
4 Generation 1
Haswell H Architecture Naples (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4210H is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 7301 clocks with 2.20 GHz (2.70 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-4210H Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
2 Cores 16
4 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.70 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 i5-4210H Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
20 Compute units --
160 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 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 4600 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-4210H, while the AMD EPYC 7301 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 170.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-4210H Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 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 Intel Core i5-4210H has a TDP of 47 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 7301 is 170 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-4210H Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
47 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 170 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4210H has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 7301 is at 64.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i5-4210H Characteristic AMD EPYC 7301
22 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
BGA 1168 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
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 800 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4210H (100%)
AMD EPYC 7301 (83%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4210H (26%)
AMD EPYC 7301 (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 i5-4210H Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
859 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
761 (89%)

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 i5-4210H Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1806 (20%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
8864 (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 i5-4210H Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1032 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
687 (67%)

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 i5-4210H Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2062 (47%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
4428 (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 i5-4210H Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
3142 (21%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
14998 (100%)

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 i5-4210H Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
129 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
119 (92%)

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 i5-4210H Intel Core i5-4210H
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
331 (16%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
2033 (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 i5-4210H Intel Core i5-4210H
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7301 AMD EPYC 7301
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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