Intel Core m3-7Y32 vs AMD EPYC 7203

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Intel Core m3-7Y32 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7203
Intel Core m3-7Y32 AMD EPYC 7203

CPU comparison

Intel Core m3-7Y32 or AMD EPYC 7203 - 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 m3-7Y32 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core m3-7Y32 was released in Q2/2017.

The AMD EPYC 7203 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7203 was released in Q3/2023.
Intel Core M (16) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core M 7 (2) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
7 Generation 3
Kaby Lake Y Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core m3-7Y32 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core m3-7Y32 is 1.10 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7203 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7203 is at 2.80 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Core m3-7Y32 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7203
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 m3-7Y32 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7203
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core m3-7Y32 or AMD EPYC 7203 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 615 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14nm 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 HD Graphics 615 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 m3-7Y32 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.8 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7203 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 m3-7Y32 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7203
LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
29.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
10 PCIe lanes 128
9.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core m3-7Y32 is 4.5 W, while the AMD EPYC 7203 has a TDP of 120 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core m3-7Y32 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7203
4.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 120 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
7 W TDP up 150 W
3.75 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core m3-7Y32 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7203 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 64.00 MB cache.

Intel Core m3-7Y32 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7203
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 1515 Socket SP3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2017 Release date Q3/2023
281 $ Release price 348 $
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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 m3-7Y32 Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
629 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7203 AMD EPYC 7203
8C 16T @ 3.40 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 m3-7Y32 Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
1273 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7203 AMD EPYC 7203
8C 16T @ 2.80 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 m3-7Y32 Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
773 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7203 AMD EPYC 7203
8C 16T @ 3.40 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 m3-7Y32 Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
1588 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7203 AMD EPYC 7203
8C 16T @ 2.80 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 m3-7Y32 Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
951 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7203 AMD EPYC 7203
8C 16T @ 3.40 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 m3-7Y32 Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
1776 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7203 AMD EPYC 7203
8C 16T @ 2.80 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 m3-7Y32 Intel Core m3-7Y32
Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.90 GHz
346 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7203 AMD EPYC 7203
@ 0.00 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 m3-7Y32 Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
2706 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7203 AMD EPYC 7203
8C 16T @ 2.80 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 m3-7Y32 Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
121 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7203 AMD EPYC 7203
8C 16T @ 3.40 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 m3-7Y32 Intel Core m3-7Y32
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
266 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7203 AMD EPYC 7203
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core m3-7Y32 AMD EPYC 7203
Apple MacBook 12 Unknown

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