3020e vs EPYC 7261

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7261 and 3020e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2016
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Dali (Zen)
Release date	14 June 2018 (6 years ago)	4 August 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$13.29	no data

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7261 and 3020e 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7261 and 3020e 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)	no data
Socket	SP3	FT5
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7261 and 3020e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR4-2400, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7261 and 3020e are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7261 and 3020e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7261 and 3020e.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 June 2018	4 August 2020
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	6 Watt

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