Intel Core i7-1280P vs AMD EPYC Embedded 3351

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-1280P CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
Intel Core i7-1280P AMD EPYC Embedded 3351

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-1280P or AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 - 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 i7-1280P has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1280P was released in Q1/2022.

The AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 was released in Q1/2018.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) CPU group AMD EPYC Embedded 3000 (7)
12 Generation 1
Alder Lake U Architecture Snowy Owl (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-1280P has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-1280P is 1.80 GHz (4.80 GHz) while the AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 is at 1.90 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Core i7-1280P Characteristic AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
14 Cores 12
20 Threads 24
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.80 GHz (4.80 GHz)
6x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.90 GHz (3.00 GHz)
1.30 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 i7-1280P Characteristic AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-1280P or AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 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 Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
96 Compute units --
768 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 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 Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) 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 Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-1280P can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 85.3 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-1280P Characteristic AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 85.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
11.50 MB L2 Cache 6.00 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache 32.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
28 PCIe lanes 64
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 63.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-1280P is 28 W, while the AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-1280P Characteristic AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 80 W
64 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 60 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-1280P is manufactured in 10 nm and has 35.50 MB cache. The AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 38.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-1280P Characteristic AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
10 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 1744 Socket SP4
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
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2018
-- Release price --
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
77 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
437 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1848 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
13549 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1587 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
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 i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
10126 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 1.90 GHz
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 i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2167 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
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 i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
9827 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 1.90 GHz
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 i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
707 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
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 i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
5222 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 1.90 GHz
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 i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.45 GHz
2223 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
206 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 1.90 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 i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
20478 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 1.90 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 i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
264 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 3.00 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 i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
2103 (100%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 3351 AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
12C 24T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-1280P AMD EPYC Embedded 3351
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