Intel Core i7-3517U vs AMD EPYC 7713P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-3517U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7713P
Intel Core i7-3517U AMD EPYC 7713P

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-3517U or AMD EPYC 7713P - 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 i7-3517U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3517U was released in Q2/2012.

The AMD EPYC 7713P has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.68 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7713P was released in Q1/2021.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 3000U (12) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
3 Generation 3
Ivy Bridge U Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-3517U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3517U is 1.90 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7713P has 64 CPU cores and 128 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7713P is at 2.00 GHz (3.68 GHz).

Intel Core i7-3517U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7713P
2 Cores 64
4 Threads 128
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.68 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 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 i7-3517U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7713P
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-3517U or AMD EPYC 7713P 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 HD Graphics 4000 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
16 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 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 4000 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

The Intel Core i7-3517U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7713P supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 204.8 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-3517U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7713P
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 256.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 128
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-3517U is 17 W, while the AMD EPYC 7713P has a TDP of 225 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-3517U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7713P
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 225 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 240 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-3517U is manufactured in 22 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7713P is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 256.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-3517U Characteristic AMD EPYC 7713P
22 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1023 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q1/2021
260 $ Release price 5010 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3517U (43%)
AMD EPYC 7713P (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3517U (3%)
AMD EPYC 7713P (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 i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
592 (43%)
AMD EPYC 7713P AMD EPYC 7713P
64C 128T @ 3.68 GHz
1365 (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 i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1171 (3%)
AMD EPYC 7713P AMD EPYC 7713P
64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz
41859 (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 i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2031 (2%)
AMD EPYC 7713P AMD EPYC 7713P
64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz
83447 (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 i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
521 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7713P AMD EPYC 7713P
64C 128T @ 3.68 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 i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1031 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7713P AMD EPYC 7713P
64C 128T @ 3.00 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 i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
223 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7713P AMD EPYC 7713P
64C 128T @ 3.68 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 i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
467 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7713P AMD EPYC 7713P
64C 128T @ 3.00 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 i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.15 GHz
294 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7713P AMD EPYC 7713P
@ 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 i7-3517U Intel Core i7-3517U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7713P AMD EPYC 7713P
64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz
1225 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-3517U AMD EPYC 7713P
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