EPYC 7H12 vs A10-7700K

Primary details

Comparing A10-7700K and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1928	48
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.32	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	2.00	14.82
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2016)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	14 January 2014 (10 years ago)	18 September 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$152	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A10-7700K and EPYC 7H12 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)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	4	128
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
Multiplier	no data	26
L1 cache	256 KB	4 MB
L2 cache	4096 KB	32 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on A10-7700K and EPYC 7H12 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	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FM2+	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7700K and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7700K and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7700K and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	6	no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์	384	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7700K and EPYC 7H12 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7700K and EPYC 7H12 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7700K and EPYC 7H12.

PCIe version

3.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.01	43.84
Recency	14 January 2014	18 September 2019
Physical cores	4	64
Threads	4	128
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	280 Watt

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