EPYC 7261 vs EPYC 7401

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7401 and EPYC 7261 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	106	995
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.28	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	19.37	3.90
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Naples (2017−2018)
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	14 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,850	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7401 and EPYC 7261 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	16
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Multiplier	20	25
L1 cache	96K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	19200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7401 and EPYC 7261 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	TR4	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	155 W, 170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7401 and EPYC 7261. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7401 and EPYC 7261 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7401 and EPYC 7261. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7401 and EPYC 7261.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	128

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	35.46	7.15
Recency	29 June 2017	14 June 2018
Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	16
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	155 Watt

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