EPYC 7H12 vs Opteron 6376

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6376 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1416	37
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.52	22.14
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi (2012)	Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date	5 November 2012 (11 years ago)	18 September 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$750	no data
Current price	$601 (0.8x MSRP)	$1970

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7H12 has 4158% better value for money than Opteron 6376.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6376 and EPYC 7H12 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)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	16	128
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (per die)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	315 mm2	192 mm2
Number of transistors	2,400 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6376 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	4	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	G34	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6376 and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6376 and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6376 and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	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	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6376 and EPYC 7H12.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

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.

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Opteron 6376 by 1151% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.60	45.02
Recency	5 November 2012	18 September 2019
Physical cores	16	64
Threads	16	128
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	280 Watt

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