AMD EPYC 72F3 vs AMD EPYC 7551

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 72F3 and AMD EPYC 7551 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.

AMD EPYC 72F3

AMD EPYC 7551

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 72F3

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3 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 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3034 vs 1789

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Mar 2021 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	256 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3034 vs 1789

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57865 vs 50017

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	57865 vs 50017

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 72F3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3034

1789

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50017

57865

Name	AMD EPYC 72F3	AMD EPYC 7551
PassMark - Single thread mark	3034	1789
PassMark - CPU mark	50017	57865
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		20125

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 72F3	AMD EPYC 7551
Essentials
Architecture codename	Milan	Zen
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2468
Place in performance rating	232	256
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$3,813.99
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2 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	3 GHz
Number of cores	8	32
Number of threads	16	64
Transistor count	33200 million	4800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		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	180 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™)