Intel Core i5-8365U vs AMD EPYC 9645

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-8365U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9645
Intel Core i5-8365U AMD EPYC 9645

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-8365U or AMD EPYC 9645 - 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 i5-8365U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8365U was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD EPYC 9645 has 96 cores with 192 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9645 was released in Q4/2024.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 8000U (WL) (8) CPU group AMD EPYC 9005 (21)
8 Generation 5
Whiskey Lake U Architecture Turin (Zen 5 / Zen 5c)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8365U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-8365U is 1.60 GHz (4.10 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 9645 has 96 CPU cores and 192 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9645 is at 2.10 GHz.

Intel Core i5-8365U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9645
4 Cores 96
8 Threads 192
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.60 GHz 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 i5-8365U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9645
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-8365U or AMD EPYC 9645 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 620 GPU no iGPU
0.30 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
16 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 620 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 i5-8365U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9645 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 i5-8365U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9645
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
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 384.00 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 i5-8365U is 15 W, while the AMD EPYC 9645 has a TDP of 320 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-8365U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9645
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 320 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-8365U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9645 is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 384.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-8365U Characteristic AMD EPYC 9645
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
BGA 1528 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
Q2/2019 Release date Q4/2024
297 $ 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 i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
922 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9645 AMD EPYC 9645
96C 192T @ 2.10 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 i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2866 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9645 AMD EPYC 9645
96C 192T @ 2.10 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 i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1309 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9645 AMD EPYC 9645
96C 192T @ 2.10 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 i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
3335 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9645 AMD EPYC 9645
96C 192T @ 2.10 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

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 i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
422 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9645 AMD EPYC 9645
96C 192T @ 2.10 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

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 i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1400 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9645 AMD EPYC 9645
96C 192T @ 2.10 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 i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9645 AMD EPYC 9645
@ 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 i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
6254 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9645 AMD EPYC 9645
96C 192T @ 2.10 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
781.3 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9645 AMD EPYC 9645
96C 192T @ 2.10 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
1853 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9645 AMD EPYC 9645
96C 192T @ 2.10 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 i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
167 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9645 AMD EPYC 9645
96C 192T @ 2.10 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 i5-8365U Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
558 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9645 AMD EPYC 9645
96C 192T @ 2.10 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-8365U AMD EPYC 9645
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