Ryzen 7 8700F vs EPYC 9254

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9254 and Ryzen 7 8700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	63	293
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.86	55.77
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	19.31	28.43
Architecture codename	Genoa (2022−2023)	Phoenix (2023−2024)
Release date	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)	1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,299	$270

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 8700F has 252% better value for money than EPYC 9254.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9254 and Ryzen 7 8700F 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	2.9 GHz	4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	5 GHz
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	1536 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	4 nm
Die size	4x 72 mm2	178 mm2
Number of transistors	26,280 million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9254 and Ryzen 7 8700F 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	1
Socket	SP5	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9254 and Ryzen 7 8700F. 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 9254 and Ryzen 7 8700F are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9254 and Ryzen 7 8700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	6 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	460.8 GB/s	no data

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 9254 and Ryzen 7 8700F.

PCIe version	5.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	20

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	40.80	19.53
Recency	10 November 2022	1 April 2024
Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	16
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	65 Watt

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