EPYC 72F3 vs Athlon MP 2400+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon MP 2400+ and EPYC 72F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 369 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.32 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD Athlon MP | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.02 |
| Architecture codename | K7 (2000−2004) | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 10 December 2002 (21 year ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $228 | $2,468 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon MP 2400+ and EPYC 72F3 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 266 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 15 | 37 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm+ |
| Die size | 85 mm2 | 8x 81 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 37 Million | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon MP 2400+ and EPYC 72F3 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | no data | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon MP 2400+ and EPYC 72F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon MP 2400+ and EPYC 72F3 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon MP 2400+ and EPYC 72F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | 4 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.795 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon MP 2400+ and EPYC 72F3.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 December 2002 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 180 Watt |
Athlon MP 2400+ has 200% lower power consumption.
EPYC 72F3, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 18 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon MP 2400+ and EPYC 72F3. We've got no test results to judge.
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