EPYC 7303 vs EPYC 8124P

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 8124P and EPYC 7303 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	223	338
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.89	21.11
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	17.46	13.10
Architecture codename	Siena (2023−2024)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	18 September 2023 (1 year ago)	5 September 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$639	$604

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 8124P has 32% better value for money than EPYC 7303.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 8124P and EPYC 7303 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	32	32
Base clock speed	2.45 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Die size	2x 73 mm2	2x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75 °C	no data
Number of transistors	17,750 million	8,300 million
64 bit support	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 8124P and EPYC 7303 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	1	2
Socket	SP6	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 8124P and EPYC 7303. 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 8124P and EPYC 7303 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 8124P and EPYC 7303. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 8124P and EPYC 7303.

PCIe version	5.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	96	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	23.50	18.33
Chip lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	130 Watt

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