Intel Core i5-6287U vs AMD EPYC 7302

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-6287U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7302
Intel Core i5-6287U AMD EPYC 7302

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-6287U or AMD EPYC 7302 - 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 i5-6287U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6287U was released in Q3/2015.

The AMD EPYC 7302 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7302 was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 6000U (20) CPU group AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
6 Generation 2
Skylake U Architecture Rome (Zen 2)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-5287U Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-7287U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-6287U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-6287U is 3.10 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7302 has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7302 is at 3.00 GHz (3.30 GHz).

Intel Core i5-6287U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302
2 Cores 16
4 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.30 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 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 i5-6287U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-6287U or AMD EPYC 7302 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 Iris Graphics 550 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
48 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 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 Iris Graphics 550 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No 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 i5-6287U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7302 supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-6287U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 128.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
12 PCIe lanes 128
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-6287U is 28 W, while the AMD EPYC 7302 has a TDP of 155 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-6287U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 155 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-6287U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7302 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 128.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-6287U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7302
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
BGA 1356 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
Q3/2015 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price 2850 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6287U (82%)
AMD EPYC 7302 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6287U (15%)
AMD EPYC 7302 (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 i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
816 (77%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
1057 (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 i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1873 (12%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
16149 (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 i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1106 (87%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
1274 (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 i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2214 (22%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
10254 (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 i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3833 (12%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
32694 (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 i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz
384 (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 i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
Intel Iris Graphics 550 @ 1.10 GHz
845 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
@ 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 i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
149 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.30 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 i5-6287U Intel Core i5-6287U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
357 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7302 AMD EPYC 7302
16C 32T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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