EPYC 7262 vs EPYC 7261

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7262 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	520
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	16.63
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date	14 June 2018 (6 years ago)	7 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$575
Current price	$13.29	$434 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7262 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	19200 Million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7262 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 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	SP3	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	155 W, 170 Watt	155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7262. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7262 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7262. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7262.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 June 2018	7 August 2019
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm

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