EPYC 7F72 vs Xeon E7430

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7430 and EPYC 7F72 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	120
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	10.44
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	no data	12.99
Architecture codename	no data	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	1 July 2008 (16 years ago)	14 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,450

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7430 and EPYC 7F72 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	no data	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	no data	48
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	no data	32
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	192 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	no data	74 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	3,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.45V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7430 and EPYC 7F72 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	no data	2
Socket	PGA604	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7430 and EPYC 7F72. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7430 and EPYC 7F72 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7430 and EPYC 7F72 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7430 and EPYC 7F72. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7430 and EPYC 7F72.

PCIe version

no data

4.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2008	14 April 2020
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	240 Watt

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