Ryzen 7 8700F vs EPYC 7662

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7662 and Ryzen 7 8700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	43	296
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	51.90
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	19.14	28.10
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Phoenix (2023−2024)
Release date	19 February 2020 (4 years ago)	1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$270

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7662 and Ryzen 7 8700F 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	128	16
Base clock speed	2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	5 GHz
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	4 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7662 and Ryzen 7 8700F 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	no data	1
Socket	Socket SP3	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7662 and Ryzen 7 8700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7662 and Ryzen 7 8700F are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7662 and Ryzen 7 8700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
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 7662 and Ryzen 7 8700F.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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	45.51	19.30
Recency	19 February 2020	1 April 2024
Physical cores	64	8
Threads	128	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	65 Watt

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