Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 vs AMD EPYC 7373X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7373X
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 AMD EPYC 7373X

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 or AMD EPYC 7373X - 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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 was released in Q1/2016.

The AMD EPYC 7373X has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7373X was released in Q2/2022.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17) CPU group AMD EPYC 7003 (29)
5 Generation 3
Skylake S Architecture Milan (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 is 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7373X has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7373X is at 3.05 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7373X
4 Cores 16
8 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 3.05 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
3.30 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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7373X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 or AMD EPYC 7373X 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 Pro Graphics P580 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
72 Compute units --
576 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.0 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 Iris Pro Graphics P580 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode 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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7373X supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 204.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7373X
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 32.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 768.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 is 45 W, while the AMD EPYC 7373X has a TDP of 240 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7373X
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 240 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 280 W
35 W TDP down 225 W
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7373X is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 800.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic AMD EPYC 7373X
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 1440 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
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2022
489 $ Release price 3900 $
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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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1017 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7373X AMD EPYC 7373X
16C 32T @ 3.80 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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
4036 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7373X AMD EPYC 7373X
16C 32T @ 3.05 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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 @ 1.00 GHz
1152 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7373X AMD EPYC 7373X
@ 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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
7928 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7373X AMD EPYC 7373X
16C 32T @ 3.05 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 AMD EPYC 7373X
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