EPYC 7453 vs Ryzen 7 2700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700 and EPYC 7453 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	709	109
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.54	21.31
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2020)	Milan (2021)
Release date	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$1,570
Current price	$177 (0.6x MSRP)	$1525 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7453 has 9% better value for money than Ryzen 7 2700.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700 and EPYC 7453 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	8 (Octa-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	16	56
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.75 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.45 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm+
Die size	192 mm2	4x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	16,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700 and EPYC 7453 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	AM4	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and EPYC 7453. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and EPYC 7453 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and EPYC 7453. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

-

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700 and EPYC 7453.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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.

EPYC 7453 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700 by 222% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.16	32.70
Recency	19 April 2018	15 March 2021
Physical cores	8	28
Threads	16	56
Cost	$299	$1570
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	225 Watt

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