AMD EPYC 7272 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD EPYC 7272 features 12 processor cores and has the capability to manage 24 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD EPYC series. To use the AMD EPYC 7272, you'll need a motherboard with a SP3 socket.
Name: AMD EPYC 7272
Family: AMD EPYC
Group: AMD EPYC 7002
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7272 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7272 is 2.9 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 12
Threads: 24
Cores: 12x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.2 GHz

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR4-3200
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 8
Bandwidth: 85.3 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 120 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 120 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7272 is manufactured using a 7 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 64.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: SP3
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 64.0 MB
Architecture: Rome (Zen 2)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2019
Release price: 990 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 1.6 GHz
25750
25750
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
25591
25591
AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 2.9 GHz
25571
25571
Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 2.7 GHz
25489
25489
AMD EPYC 7351P
16C 32T @ 2.4 GHz
25488
25488

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon W-2155
10C 20T @ 3.3 GHz
11208
11208
Intel Core i5-13490F
10C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
11204
11204
AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 2.9 GHz
11189
11189
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
11147
11147
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
11089
11089

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.0 GHz
1008
1008
Intel Core i7-8750H
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
1007
1007
AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 2.9 GHz
1007
1007
Intel Core i7-8750H
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
1007
1007
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
1006
1006

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
374
374
AMD EPYC 7282
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
373
373
AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 2.9 GHz
373
373
AMD EPYC 7282
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
373
373
AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
372
372