EPYC 7702 vs Opteron 148
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7702 outperforms Opteron 148 by a whopping 17836% 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 | 3487 | 97 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.33 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 0.11 | 8.32 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) | Zen 2 (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 2 August 2005 (20 years ago) | 7 August 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $6,450 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Opteron 148 and EPYC 7702: 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.35 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 20 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | 115 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 148 and EPYC 7702 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 | 1 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | 939 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 148 and EPYC 7702. 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 Opteron 148 and EPYC 7702 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 148 and EPYC 7702. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.22 | 39.46 |
| Recency | 2 August 2005 | 7 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 64 |
| Threads | 1 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 200 Watt |
Opteron 148 has 135% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7702, on the other hand, has a 17836% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 6300% more physical cores and 12700% more threads, and a 1757% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7702 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 148 in performance tests.
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