EPYC 7H12 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

General info

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	636	39
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	4.93	5.00
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2020)	Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date	19 September 2018 (5 years old)	18 September 2019 (4 years old)
Current price	$999	$6796

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7H12 has 1% better value for money than Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X.

Technical specs

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X 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	8 (Octa-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	16	128
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	192 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	Socket AM4	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and EPYC 7H12.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	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 Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X by 312% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	11.04	45.46
Recency	19 September 2018	18 September 2019
Physical cores	8	64
Threads	16	128
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	280 Watt

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