EPYC 74F3 vs EPYC 7261

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7261 and EPYC 74F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	72
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	10.40
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	14 June 2018 (6 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7261 and EPYC 74F3 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	16	48
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	4 GHz
Multiplier	25	32
L1 cache	768 KB	1536 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	213 mm2	4x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	19200 Million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7261 and EPYC 74F3 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	SP3	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	155 W, 170 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7261 and EPYC 74F3. 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 74F3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7261 and EPYC 74F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7261 and EPYC 74F3.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 June 2018	12 January 2021
Physical cores	8	24
Threads	16	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	240 Watt

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