Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs EPYC 7371

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	436	595
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.12	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300)
Power efficiency	4.19	38.83
Designer	AMD	AMD
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Strix Point (Zen 5) (2025)
Release date	16 November 2018 (7 years ago)	6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,550	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7371 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	16
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	5 GHz
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7371 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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	TR4	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7371 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7371 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7371 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR5
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	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 890M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7371 and Ryzen Z2 Extreme.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
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	16.77	13.71
Recency	16 November 2018	6 January 2025
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	15 Watt

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