AMD EPYC 7H12 vs AMD EPYC 73F3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7H12 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7H12

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 48 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 16
  • 96 more threads: 128 vs 32
  • 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 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97573 vs 72363
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 64 vs 16
Number of threads 128 vs 32
L1 cache 6 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache 32 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 97573 vs 72363

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 73F3

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 280 Watt
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2831 vs 2022
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 Mar 2021 vs 18 Sep 2019
Maximum frequency 4.0 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 240 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2831 vs 2022

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7H12
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 73F3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2022
2831
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
97573
72363
Name AMD EPYC 7H12 AMD EPYC 73F3
PassMark - Single thread mark 2022 2831
PassMark - CPU mark 97573 72363

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7H12 AMD EPYC 73F3

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Zen 3
Launch date 18 Sep 2019 15 Mar 2021
Place in performance rating 138 134
Launch price (MSRP) $3521
OPN PIB 100-100000321WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000321
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Die size 74 mm²
L1 cache 6 MB 1 MB
L2 cache 32 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 256 MB 256 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm+
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 4.0 GHz
Number of cores 64 16
Number of threads 128 32
Transistor count 3800 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

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported SP3 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 280 Watt 240 Watt
Configurable TDP 225-240 Watt
Socket Count 1P/2P

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 4.0 4.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 128

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™)