EPYC 74F3 vs Opteron 250

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 250
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.41
EPYC 74F3
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 240 Watt
38.19
+9215%

EPYC 74F3 outperforms Opteron 250 by a whopping 9215% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 250 and EPYC 74F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking299777
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.20
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency0.4415.06
Architecture codenameSledgeHammer (2003−2005)Milan (2021−2023)
Release dateDecember 2004 (20 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$12$2,900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron 250 and EPYC 74F3 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 cores1 (Single-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads148
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache128 KB1536 KB
L2 cache1 MB12 MB
L3 cache0 KB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm7 nm+
Die size193 mm24x 81 mm2
Number of transistors106 million33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 250 and EPYC 74F3 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 configuration22
Socket940SP3
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 250 and EPYC 74F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 250 and EPYC 74F3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 250 and EPYC 74F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 250 and EPYC 74F3.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

Opteron 250 0.41
EPYC 74F3 38.19
+9215%

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.

Opteron 250 649
EPYC 74F3 60666
+9248%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.41 38.19
Physical cores 1 24
Threads 1 48
Chip lithography 130 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 240 Watt

Opteron 250 has 169.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC 74F3, on the other hand, has a 9214.6% higher aggregate performance score, 2300% more physical cores and 4700% more threads, and a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 74F3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 250 in performance tests.


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