EPYC 72F3 vs Athlon 64 TF-20
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 72F3 outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by a whopping 10625% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and EPYC 72F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3296 | 374 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.60 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Athlon 64 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 0.60 | 8.97 |
| Architecture codename | Sherman (2009) | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 1 May 2009 (15 years ago) | 15 March 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,468 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 TF-20 and EPYC 72F3 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 37 |
| L1 cache | 0.1 MB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm+ |
| Die size | no data | 8x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and EPYC 72F3 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | S1g1 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and EPYC 72F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and EPYC 72F3 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and EPYC 72F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.795 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and EPYC 72F3.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 17.16 |
| Recency | 1 May 2009 | 15 March 2021 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 180 Watt |
Athlon 64 TF-20 has 620% lower power consumption.
EPYC 72F3, on the other hand, has a 10625% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 72F3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 TF-20 in performance tests.
Be aware that Athlon 64 TF-20 is a notebook processor while EPYC 72F3 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 TF-20 and EPYC 72F3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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