EPYC 7H12 vs Opteron 246
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7H12 outperforms Opteron 246 by a whopping 17200% 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 | 3470 | 94 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 0.11 | 6.00 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) | Zen 2 (2019−2020) |
| Release date | August 2003 (22 years ago) | 18 September 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Opteron 246 and EPYC 7H12: 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 | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 26 |
| 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 | 193 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 246 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | 940 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 246 and EPYC 7H12. 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 246 and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 246 and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | 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 | - | + |
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 | 0.23 | 39.79 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 64 |
| Threads | 1 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 280 Watt |
Opteron 246 has 215% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7H12, on the other hand, has a 17200% higher aggregate performance score, 6300% more physical cores and 12700% more threads, and a 1757% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 246 in performance tests.
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