EPYC 7F72 vs EPYC 7742

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7742
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 225 Watt
43.86
+32.5%
EPYC 7F72
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 240 Watt
33.11

EPYC 7742 outperforms EPYC 7F72 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7742 and EPYC 7F72 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking47119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.359.99
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCAMD EPYC
Power efficiency18.4513.06
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)14 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,950$2,450

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7F72 has 198% better value for money than EPYC 7742.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7742 and EPYC 7F72 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads12848
Base clock speed2.25 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier22.532
L1 cache96K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)192 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size192 mm274 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7742 and EPYC 7F72 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)2
SocketTR4SP3
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7742 and EPYC 7F72. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7742 and EPYC 7F72 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7742 and EPYC 7F72. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4 TiB4 TiB
Max memory channels88
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7742 and EPYC 7F72.

PCIe versionno data4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

EPYC 7742 43.86
+32.5%
EPYC 7F72 33.11

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 7742 69663
+32.4%
EPYC 7F72 52597

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 7742 1204
EPYC 7F72 1318
+9.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 7742 11782
EPYC 7F72 11819
+0.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 43.86 33.11
Recency 7 August 2019 14 April 2020
Physical cores 64 24
Threads 128 48
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 240 Watt

EPYC 7742 has a 32.5% higher aggregate performance score, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and 6.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7F72, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.

The EPYC 7742 is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7F72 in performance tests.


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