AMD EPYC 7473X vs AMD EPYC 73F3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7473X and AMD EPYC 73F3 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 7473X

AMD EPYC 73F3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7473X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81282 vs 72363

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 Mar 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	768 MB vs 256 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	81282 vs 72363

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 73F3

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2831 vs 2201

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2831 vs 2201

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7473X
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 73F3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2201

2831

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

81282

72363

Name	AMD EPYC 7473X	AMD EPYC 73F3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2201	2831
PassMark - CPU mark	81282	72363

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7473X	AMD EPYC 73F3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	22 Mar 2022	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3900	$3521
Place in performance rating	162	109
OPN PIB		100-100000321WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000321
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	768 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm+
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
Transistor count	33200 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225-280 Watt	225-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Socket Count	SP3	1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	240 Watt
Sockets supported		SP3
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™)