AMD® EPYC™ 7261

The AMD EPYC 7261 is a server processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, built on the Zen architecture (14 nm process). It launched in Jun 2018. Clocks run from 2.5 GHz base to 2.9 GHz boost. A 64-MB L3 cache backs the cores (8.6 MB per core). It supports DDR4 memory. The chip drops into the SP3 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (128 lanes). Rated TDP is 155 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization), AMD SEV.

The AMD EPYC 7261 scores 1,005 in single-core performance and 11,149 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 3,347 for overall performance, 8,654 for productivity performance, 7,941 for creator performance, 11,428 for engineering performance and 5,802 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,394 per core, 697 per thread and 72 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 269. Its performance index is 41, so its overall performance is 59% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the AMD EPYC 7261 scores 43,758 in integer math, 22,819 in floating-point math, 183,296 in compression, 11,993 in cryptography, 406 in physics simulation, 7,389 in vector SIMD, 28 in the prime sieve and 20,577 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 26% below in integer math, 50% below in floating-point math, 20% below in compression, 4% above in cryptography, 63% below in physics simulation, 52% below in vector SIMD, 58% below in the prime sieve and 9% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The AMD EPYC 7261 has 8 physical cores and runs 16 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.50 GHz and boosts up to 2.90 GHz.

The AMD EPYC 7261 is a server processor, belongs to the AMD EPYC family, uses the Zen architecture and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Jun 2018.

The AMD EPYC 7261 has 768 KB of L1 cache, 4 MB of L2 cache and 64 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 68.8 MB of cache, or 8.59 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.

The AMD EPYC 7261 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 768 KB, L2 at 4 MB and L3 at 64 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 93% of the cache listed here.

The AMD EPYC 7261 supports DDR4 memory, uses 8 memory channels, runs memory at up to 2,666 MT/s and delivers up to 170.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The AMD EPYC 7261 uses the SP3 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 128 PCIe lanes.

The AMD EPYC 7261 has a rated TDP of 155 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The AMD EPYC 7261 is manufactured by GlobalFoundries. It launched at a price of $570.

Feex has recorded 58% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD EPYC 7261. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: Codename, ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Graphics: Integrated Graphics, Graphics Model, Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size and Die Count. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same SP3 socket as the AMD EPYC 7261 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD EPYC 7251, AMD EPYC 7301, AMD EPYC 7232P, AMD EPYC 7252 and AMD EPYC 7262.