Ultra 7 266V vs EPYC 7742

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7742 and Core Ultra 7 266V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking45not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.55no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency18.54no data
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,950no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7742 and Core Ultra 7 266V 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1288
Base clock speed2.25 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
Multiplier22.5no data
L1 cache96K (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm3 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7742 and Core Ultra 7 266V 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketTR4Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7742 and Core Ultra 7 266V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 7742 and Core Ultra 7 266V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7742 and Core Ultra 7 266V are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7742 and Core Ultra 7 266V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size4 TiBno data
Max memory channels8no data
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7742 and Core Ultra 7 266V.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 August 2019 24 September 2024
Physical cores 64 8
Threads 128 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 17 Watt

EPYC 7742 has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

Ultra 7 266V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1223.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 7742 and Core Ultra 7 266V. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC 7742 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 7 266V is a notebook one.


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