EPYC 7H12 vs Sempron 2500+
Primary details
Comparing Sempron 2500+ and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 37 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 23.95 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | Palermo (2001) | Zen 2 (2019−2020) |
| Release date | January 2001 (23 years ago) | 18 September 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | no data |
| Current price | $60 (0.8x MSRP) | $1750 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Sempron 2500+ 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.75 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | 101 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Sempron 2500+ 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | 754 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron 2500+ and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Sempron 2500+ and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Sempron 2500+ and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | 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 | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
EPYC 7H12 outperforms Sempron 2500+ by 33539% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 64 |
| Threads | 1 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 62 Watt | 280 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Sempron 2500+ and EPYC 7H12. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Sempron 2500+ is a desktop processor while EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Sempron 2500+ and EPYC 7H12, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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