EPYC 9174F vs EPYC 7F72

Primary Details

Comparing EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 9174F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	99	85
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	9.23	7.36
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Genoa
Release date	14 April 2020 (4 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,450	$3,850
Current price	$3364 (1.4x MSRP)	$4180 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7F72 has 25% better value for money than EPYC 9174F.

Detailed Specifications

EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 9174F 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	48	32
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	74 mm2	8x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	3,800 million	52,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 9174F 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	2
Socket	SP3	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 9174F. 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 7F72 and EPYC 9174F are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 9174F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7F72 and EPYC 9174F.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

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.

EPYC 9174F outperforms EPYC 7F72 by 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	33.69	35.88
Recency	14 April 2020	10 November 2022
Physical cores	24	16
Threads	48	32
Cost	$2450	$3850
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	320 Watt

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