AMD EPYC 72F3 vs AMD EPYC 7351

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 72F3 and AMD EPYC 7351 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 72F3

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3034 vs 1747
  • Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50017 vs 25431
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 Mar 2021 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 256 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3034 vs 1747
PassMark - CPU mark 50017 vs 25431

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7351

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 155/170 Watt vs 180 Watt
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 16
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155/170 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 72F3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7351

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3034
1747
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
50017
25431
Name AMD EPYC 72F3 AMD EPYC 7351
PassMark - Single thread mark 3034 1747
PassMark - CPU mark 50017 25431
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3547
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 23587

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 72F3 AMD EPYC 7351

Essentials

Architecture codename Milan Zen
Launch date 15 Mar 2021 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $2468
Place in performance rating 257 248
Family AMD EPYC
Series AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 2.4 GHz
Die size 81 mm² 192 mm
L1 cache 512 KB 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 256 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 8 16
Number of threads 16 32
Transistor count 33200 million 4800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 8
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz 2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth 307/341 GB/s

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 165-200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Sockets supported SP3 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 155/170 Watt
Socket Count 1P/2P

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0 x128

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)