EPYC Embedded 3301 vs i3-8000

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8000 and EPYC Embedded 3301 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i3	AMD EPYC Embedded
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)	21 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$450

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8000 and EPYC Embedded 3301 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	4 (Quad-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	20
L1 cache	256 KB	1152 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	32 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	9600 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8000 and EPYC Embedded 3301 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)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8000 and EPYC Embedded 3301. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8000 and EPYC Embedded 3301 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8000 and EPYC Embedded 3301. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1 TiB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 630

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8000 and EPYC Embedded 3301.

PCIe version

3.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2018	21 February 2018
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	12

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