AMD EPYC 73F3 vs AMD EPYC 7542

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 73F3 and AMD EPYC 7542 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.

AMD EPYC 73F3

AMD EPYC 7542

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 73F3

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2671 vs 2063

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Mar 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L3 cache	256 MB vs 128 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2671 vs 2063

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7542

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
2x 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 7% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 75117 vs 65909

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	75117 vs 65909

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 73F3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7542

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2671

2063

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

65909

75117

Name	AMD EPYC 73F3	AMD EPYC 7542
PassMark - Single thread mark	2671	2063
PassMark - CPU mark	65909	75117

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 73F3	AMD EPYC 7542
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3521	$3400
OPN PIB	100-100000321WOF	100-100000075WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000321	100-000000075
Place in performance rating	163	226
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225-240 Watt
Socket Count	1P/2P	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	225 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)