EPYC 72F3 vs EPYC 7F72

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 72F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	119	370
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.06	4.28
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	13.06	9.02
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	14 April 2020 (4 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,450	$2,468

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7F72 has 135% better value for money than EPYC 72F3.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7F72 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	16
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
Multiplier	32	37
L1 cache	1.5 MB	512 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	74 mm2	8x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	3,800 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7F72 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	2	2
Socket	SP3	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 72F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 72F3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 72F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 72F3.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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	33.74	17.48
Recency	14 April 2020	12 January 2021
Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	16
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	180 Watt

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