EPYC Embedded 3301 vs i5-9400F

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1336	not rated
Place by popularity	20	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.40	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD EPYC Embedded
Power efficiency	8.86	no data
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	8 January 2019 (6 years ago)	21 February 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$182	$450

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400F 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	6	12
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	29	20
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1152 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	9 MB (shared)	32 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	149 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
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 i5-9400F 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	FCLGA1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and EPYC Embedded 3301. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-9400F and EPYC Embedded 3301 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F and EPYC Embedded 3301 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 i5-9400F and EPYC Embedded 3301. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1 TiB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and EPYC Embedded 3301.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 January 2019	21 February 2018
Physical cores	6	12
Threads	6	12

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