EPYC 7542 vs Ryzen 3 1300

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1300 and EPYC 7542 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated160
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.21
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data11.92
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,400

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1300 and EPYC 7542 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads464
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache96 KB (per core)2 MB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size192 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1300 and EPYC 7542 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM4SP3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1300 and EPYC 7542. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1300 and EPYC 7542 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1300 and EPYC 7542. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 April 2017 7 August 2019
Physical cores 4 32
Threads 4 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 225 Watt

Ryzen 3 1300 has 246.2% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7542, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 1300 and EPYC 7542. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 3 1300 is a desktop processor while EPYC 7542 is a server/workstation one.


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