Ryzen 7 260 vs EPYC 7F72
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7F72 outperforms Ryzen 7 260 by a whopping 114% 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 | 138 | 492 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 10.17 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.11 | 32.67 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Hawk Point (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 14 April 2020 (5 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,450 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7F72 and Ryzen 7 260 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Multiplier | 32 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.5 MB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 192 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 74 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,800 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7F72 and Ryzen 7 260 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) | 240 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7F72 and Ryzen 7 260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7F72 and Ryzen 7 260 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7F72 and Ryzen 7 260. 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 | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7F72 and Ryzen 7 260.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 32.88 | 15.36 |
| Recency | 14 April 2020 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 8 |
| Threads | 48 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 240 Watt | 45 Watt |
EPYC 7F72 has a 114.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Ryzen 7 260, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7F72 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 7 260 in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7F72 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 260 is a notebook one.
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