A4-7300 vs EPYC 7252

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	844	2821
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.12	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	3.90	0.57
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	TSMC	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	7 August 2019 (6 years ago)	August 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$475	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of EPYC 7252 and A4-7300: 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4 GHz
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	32 MB (per die)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	32 nm
Die size	2x 74 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	7,600 million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7252 and A4-7300 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)	1
Socket	SP3	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7252 and A4-7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7252 and A4-7300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7252 and A4-7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	AMD Radeon HD 8470D
จำนวนพาธไลน์	no data	192
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 7252 and A4-7300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by EPYC 7252 and A4-7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7252 and A4-7300.

PCIe version	4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.09	0.88
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt