AMD Epyc 7F72
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AMD Epyc 7F72 vs AMD Epyc 7251. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2020
AMD Epyc 7F72
AMD Epyc 7F72
Released
Q3/2017
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AMD Epyc 7251
AMD Epyc 7251

What's the best choice AMD Epyc 7F72 or AMD Epyc 7251? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Epyc 7F72 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 240 W. Released in Q2/2020.

AMD Epyc 7251 has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 120 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

AMD Epyc 7F72 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7F72
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 34% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    16 times more cores

    24 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 22% better overclocked clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7F72 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    277 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    53 place
AMD Epyc 7251 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7251
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    737 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.5 times less performance per watt

    120 W left arrow 240 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7251 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    661 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    289 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    562 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    354 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    187 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    556 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    148 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    465 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Epyc 7F72 AMD Epyc 7F72
AMD Epyc 7251 AMD Epyc 7251
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Epyc left arrow AMD Epyc
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD Epyc 7002 left arrow AMD Epyc 7001
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    48 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Epyc 7251 and AMD Epyc 7F72. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    128 left arrow 128
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Epyc 7F72 and AMD Epyc 7251 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    240 W left arrow 120 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 7F72 and AMD Epyc 7F72, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    192.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Rome (Zen 2) left arrow Naples (Zen)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    SP3 left arrow SP3
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Epyc 7F72 and AMD Epyc 7251.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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