AMD EPYC 73F3 vs AMD EPYC 7742

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 73F3 and AMD EPYC 7742 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 7742

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
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2671 vs 2142

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Mar 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2671 vs 2142

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

48 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 16
96 more threads: 128 vs 32
4x 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 7% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 96766 vs 65909

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 16
Number of threads	128 vs 32
L1 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	96766 vs 65909

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 73F3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7742

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2671

2142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

65909

96766

Name	AMD EPYC 73F3	AMD EPYC 7742
PassMark - Single thread mark	2671	2142
PassMark - CPU mark	65909	96766

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 73F3	AMD EPYC 7742
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3521
OPN PIB	100-100000321WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000321
Place in performance rating	164	98
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.25 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	16	64
Number of threads	32	128
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
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
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™)