AMD EPYC 7662 vs AMD EPYC 73F3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7662 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 7662

AMD EPYC 73F3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7662

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 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97178 vs 72363

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	97178 vs 72363

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 73F3

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2831 vs 2089

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Mar 2021 vs 19 Feb 2020
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2831 vs 2089

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7662
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 73F3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2089

2831

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

97178

72363

Name	AMD EPYC 7662	AMD EPYC 73F3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089	2831
PassMark - CPU mark	97178	72363

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7662	AMD EPYC 73F3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	19 Feb 2020	15 Mar 2021
OPN PIB	100-100000137WOF	100-100000321WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000137	100-000000321
Place in performance rating	129	134
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$3521
Performance
Base frequency	2.0 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	32 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm+
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	64	16
Number of threads	128	32
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s	190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	240 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-240 Watt
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™)