AMD EPYC 7F72 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD EPYC 7F72 features 24 processor cores and has the capability to manage 48 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2020 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD EPYC series. To use the AMD EPYC 7F72, you'll need a motherboard with a SP3 socket.
Name: AMD EPYC 7F72
Family: AMD EPYC
Group: AMD EPYC 7002
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7F72 has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7F72 is 3.2 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 24
Threads: 48
Cores: 24x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.7 GHz

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR4-3200
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 8
Bandwidth: 204.8 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 240 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): 240 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7F72 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 192.0 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: 192.0 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: Q2/2020
Release price: 2450 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD EPYC 7313P
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
20812
20812
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276
28C 56T @ 2.2 GHz
20489
20489
AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.2 GHz
20479
20479
Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.1 GHz
20154
20154
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
19402
19402

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
12C 24T @ 4.1 GHz
13824
13824
AMD EPYC 9174F
16C 32T @ 4.1 GHz
13687
13687
AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.2 GHz
13674
13674
Intel Core i9-13905H
14C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
13634
13634
Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 1.6 GHz
13167
13167

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
1458
1458
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
1455
1455
AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.2 GHz
1454
1454
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
1453
1453
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1448
1448

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.3 GHz
1177
1177
Intel Core i3-1115GRE
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1175
1175
AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.2 GHz
1175
1175
Intel Core i3-1115GRE
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1175
1175
Intel Core i9-9940X
14C 28T @ 3.3 GHz
1174
1174

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon W-3245M
16C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
437
437
Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
431
431
AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.2 GHz
425
425
Intel Xeon W-3235
12C 24T @ 3.3 GHz
424
424
Intel Core i5-8365U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
422
422