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)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
24C 48T @ 2.7 GHz
20528
20528
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276
28C 56T @ 2.2 GHz
20489
20489
AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.2 GHz
20479
20479
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
12C 24T @ 4.4 GHz
20400
20400
Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 2.2 GHz
20305
20305

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
16C 32T @ 3.9 GHz
13740
13740
AMD EPYC 9174F
16C 32T @ 4.1 GHz
13687
13687
AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.2 GHz
13674
13674
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
13667
13667
Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
13649
13649

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
1457
1457
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 W-2155
10C 20T @ 3.3 GHz
1452
1452

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-7350K
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
1176
1176
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 i9-9960X
16C 32T @ 3.1 GHz
1174
1174

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-1034G1
4C 8T @ 0.8 GHz
425
425
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
425
425
AMD EPYC 7F72
24C 48T @ 3.2 GHz
425
425
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
425
425
Intel Core i5-1034G1
4C 8T @ 0.8 GHz
425
425