EPYC 72F3 vs EPYC 9184X

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9184X and EPYC 72F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	130	369
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.30	4.40
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	9.37	9.02
Architecture codename	Genoa-X (2023)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	13 June 2023 (1 year ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,928	$2,468

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 72F3 has 2% better value for money than EPYC 9184X.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9184X and EPYC 72F3 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	16
Base clock speed	3.55 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Multiplier	no data	37
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	768 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	7 nm+
Die size	8x 72 mm2	8x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	90,160 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9184X and EPYC 72F3 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	SP5	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9184X and EPYC 72F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9184X and EPYC 72F3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9184X and EPYC 72F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9184X and EPYC 72F3.

PCIe version	5.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	31.69	17.16
Recency	13 June 2023	15 March 2021
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Chip lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	180 Watt

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