EPYC 72F3 vs Ryzen Threadripper 1940

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and EPYC 72F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated374
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.59
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data9.02
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date29 July 2017 (7 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,468

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and EPYC 72F3 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2816
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache96K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache32 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm+
Die size213 mm28x 81 mm2
Number of transistors9,600 million33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and EPYC 72F3 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 configuration12
SocketSP3r2SP3
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and EPYC 72F3. 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 Threadripper 1940 and EPYC 72F3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and EPYC 72F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR4-3200
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 Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and EPYC 72F3.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 July 2017 12 January 2021
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 28 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Ryzen Threadripper 1940 has 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

EPYC 72F3, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 1940 and EPYC 72F3. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 1940 is a desktop processor while EPYC 72F3 is a server/workstation one.


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