AMD EPYC 8434P vs AMD EPYC 72F3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8434P and AMD EPYC 72F3 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 8434P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 40 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 8
  • 80 more threads: 96 vs 16
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 66490 vs 50017
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 Sep 2023 vs 15 Mar 2021
Number of cores 48 vs 8
Number of threads 96 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 66490 vs 50017

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 72F3

  • Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3034 vs 2448
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
L3 cache 256 MB vs 128 MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3034 vs 2448

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8434P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 72F3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2448
3034
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
66490
50017
Name AMD EPYC 8434P AMD EPYC 72F3
PassMark - Single thread mark 2448 3034
PassMark - CPU mark 66490 50017

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8434P AMD EPYC 72F3

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $2700 $2468
Place in performance rating 253 236
Architecture codename Milan

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz
Die size 4x 73 mm² 81 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 512 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 4 MB
L3 cache 128 MB (shared) 256 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 4.1 GHz
Number of cores 48 8
Number of threads 96 16
Transistor count 35,500 million 33200 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4
Max memory channels 8
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 155-225 Watt 165-200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported SP6 SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt 180 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)