Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs EPYC 7543

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7543 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	76	422
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.57	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	16.13	99.70
Architecture codename	Milan (2021−2023)	Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,761	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7543 and Ryzen Z1 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	64	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5.1 GHz
Multiplier	28	no data
L1 cache	2 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm+	4 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	178 mm2
Number of transistors	33,200 million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7543 and Ryzen Z1 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	1
Socket	SP3	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7543 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7543 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7543 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7543 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	39.79	16.40
Physical cores	32	8
Threads	64	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	15 Watt

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