Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs EPYC 7543P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7543P outperforms Ryzen Z2 Extreme by a whopping 175% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 98 | 607 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 13.68 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) |
| Power efficiency | 17.99 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Milan (2021−2023) | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 15 March 2021 (4 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,730 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7543P 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 | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 64 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Multiplier | 28 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 256 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm+ | 4 nm |
| Die size | 8x 81 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 33,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7543P 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | SP3 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 8 MB + 16 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7543P 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 7543P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7543P and Ryzen Z2 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 890M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7543P and Ryzen Z2 Extreme.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 37.77 | 13.72 |
| Recency | 15 March 2021 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 8 |
| Threads | 64 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 8 Watt |
EPYC 7543P has a 175.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Ryzen Z2 Extreme, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 2712.5% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7543P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7543P is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Z2 Extreme is a notebook one.
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