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 Xeon W-3323
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
25879
25879
Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 1.6 GHz
25750
25750
AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 2.9 GHz
25571
25571
Intel Xeon W-1390P
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
25467
25467
Intel Xeon W-1370P
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
24989
24989

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
14C 28T @ 2.6 GHz
11347
11347
Intel Core i7-12650HX
14C 20T @ 2.0 GHz
11345
11345
AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 2.9 GHz
11189
11189
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
11089
11089
Intel Xeon W-1390P
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
11023
11023

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1012
1012
Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
1011
1011
AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 2.9 GHz
1007
1007
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1004
1004
AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
1004
1004

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7352
24C 48T @ 2.3 GHz
375
375
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