EPYC 7663 vs i3-330M
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7663 outperforms Core i3-330M by a whopping 7793% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3046 | 62 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.27 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | no data | 20.81 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | $6,366 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i3-330M and EPYC 7663 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 56 (Hexapentaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 112 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.13 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 16 | 20 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 3584 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm+ |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | 8x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382 million | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-330M and EPYC 7663 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | BGA1288,PGA988 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 240 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330M and EPYC 7663. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i3-330M and EPYC 7663 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-330M and EPYC 7663 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-330M and EPYC 7663. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.051 GB/s | 204.795 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors | N/A |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 667 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-330M and EPYC 7663 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330M and EPYC 7663.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.59 | 46.57 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 56 |
| Threads | 4 | 112 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 240 Watt |
i3-330M has 585.7% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7663, on the other hand, has a 7793.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 2700% more physical cores and 2700% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7663 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i3-330M in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i3-330M is a notebook processor while EPYC 7663 is a server/workstation one.
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