EPYC 9755 vs EPYC 7F72

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 9755 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	120	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.42	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	13.06	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Turin (2024)
Release date	14 April 2020 (4 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,450	$12,984

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 9755 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)	128
Threads	48	256
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	512 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	4 nm
Die size	74 mm2	16x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors	3,800 million	133,040 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 9755 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	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 9755. 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 7F72 and EPYC 9755 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 9755. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
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 9755.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 April 2020	10 October 2024
Physical cores	24	128
Threads	48	256
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	500 Watt

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