AMD EPYC 7H12 vs EPYC 7702

General info

Comparing EPYC 7702 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating	17	2
Value for money	0.60	9.46
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date	7 August 2019 (3 years old)	18 September 2019 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,450	no data
Current price	$11641 (1.8x MSRP)	$4250

Technical specs

EPYC 7702 and EPYC 7H12 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)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	128	128
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.35 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	192 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7702 and EPYC 7H12 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 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	TR4	TR4
Thermal design power (TDP)	200 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7702 and EPYC 7H12. 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 7702 and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7702 and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

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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Overall 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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance rating	56.04	79.98
Recency	7 August 2019	18 September 2019
Boost clock speed	3350	3300
Base clock speed	0	2600
Thermal design power (TDP)	200 Watt	280 Watt

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