AMD® EPYC™ 7272
The AMD EPYC 7272 is a server processor released on August 7, 2019, built on the Zen 2 architecture. It has 12 cores and 24 threads, a base clock of 2.90 GHz, a maximum boost of 3.20 GHz, a 120 W TDP and the SP3 socket.
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Overview
SummaryThe AMD EPYC 7272 is a server processor with 12 cores and 24 threads, built on the Zen 2 architecture. It launched in Aug 2019. Clocks run from 2.9 GHz base to 3.2 GHz boost. It supports DDR4 memory. The chip drops into the SP3 socket and exposes PCIe 4.0 (128 lanes). Rated TDP is 120 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization), AMD SEV.
Performance
12 metricsThe AMD EPYC 7272 scores 1,925 in single-core performance and 25,771 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 7,043 for overall performance, 19,446 for productivity performance, 17,639 for creator performance, 28,026 for engineering performance and 12,218 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,148 per core, 1,074 per thread and 215 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 643. Its performance index is 87, so its overall performance is 13% 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.
Workload sub-scores (integer math, floating point, compression, encryption, physics, SIMD, prime sieve and sorting) are not recorded for the AMD EPYC 7272.
How these scores are computed
Single-core and multi-core performance are PassMark CPU Mark single-thread and multi-thread ratings. Every other figure on this page's performance section is computed by Feex from those two ratings plus core count, thread count and TDP, so it is a derived value and not a separate benchmark run.
- Overall performance is the geometric mean of the two ratings: the square root of single-core times multi-core.
- Productivity performance is 0.65 times multi-core plus 1.4 times single-core.
- Creator performance is 0.55 times multi-core plus 1.8 times single-core.
- Engineering performance is multi-core times the smaller of 1.4 and (0.9 plus cores divided by 64).
- Gaming performance is 3 times single-core plus 0.25 times multi-core.
- Performance per core, per thread and per watt divide the multi-core rating by physical cores, logical threads and TDP in watts.
- The efficiency index is the square root of single-core times multi-core, divided by the square root of TDP.
- The performance index is overall performance divided by the overall performance of the Intel Core i5-12400 (8,069), times 100.
Core Configuration
7 specsThe AMD EPYC 7272 has 12 physical cores and runs 24 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 2.90 GHz and boosts up to 3.20 GHz.
Architecture & Generation
5 specsThe AMD EPYC 7272 is a server processor, belongs to the AMD EPYC family and uses the Zen 2 architecture. It launched in Aug 2019.
Cache
4 specsThe AMD EPYC 7272 has 6 MB of L2 cache. That adds up to about 6.0 MB of cache, or 0.50 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache. Feex has no recorded L1 cache size for this processor.
Memory Support
7 specsThe AMD EPYC 7272 supports DDR4 memory, uses 8 memory channels, runs memory at up to 3,200 MT/s and delivers up to 204.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.
Platform & Compatibility
3 specsThe AMD EPYC 7272 uses the SP3 socket, supports PCI Express 4.0 and provides up to 128 PCIe lanes.
Power & Thermals
1 specThe AMD EPYC 7272 has a rated TDP of 120 W.
Platform Capabilities
45 supported, 1 not supportedInstruction 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.
Instruction Sets
33 supportedSecurity and Reliability
3 supportedVirtualization
4 supportedOS Compatibility
5 supportedThe AMD EPYC 7272 supports AES-NI, AVX2, AVX, FMA, SHA, 64-bit (x86-64), BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, PCLMULQDQ, RDRAND, RDSEED, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, x86-64-v3, ABM, ADX, CMPXCHG16B, FXSR, Invariant TSC, LZCNT, POPCNT, RDTSCP, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, x86-64-v2, XSAVE, XSAVEOPT, MMX and MOVBE among its instruction set features. It does not support x86-64-v4. Feex has no record for AVX-512, AVX-VNNI, CET, FMA3 and VAES, which is different from being unsupported.
The AMD EPYC 7272 supports AMD SEV, AMD SME and Execute Disable (NX) among its security features. Feex has no record for Control-flow Enforcement (CET), Memory Encryption, SMAP and SMEP, which is different from being unsupported.
The AMD EPYC 7272 supports AMD SVM, AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization), NPT / RVI and IOMMU among its virtualization features. Feex has no record for Second-Level Address Translation, which is different from being unsupported.
Feex records the AMD EPYC 7272 as Docker / Hyper-V ready, Linux KVM ready, Windows 11 eligible, Android emulator ready and WSL2 ready.
Physical & Manufacturing
1 specIt launched at a price of $625.
Naming & Aliases
3 specsReal-world compute in the Feex fleet
No machines yetNo Feex fleet machines with the AMD EPYC 7272 have reported compute telemetry yet, so real-world compute for this processor is not recorded.
Data Coverage
51% recordedFeex has recorded 51% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD EPYC 7272. 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: L1 Cache (Total) and 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, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.
Common questions
12 answeredHow many cores and threads does the AMD EPYC 7272 have?
The AMD EPYC 7272 has 12 cores and 24 threads.
What architecture does the AMD EPYC 7272 use?
The AMD EPYC 7272 is built on the Zen 2 architecture.
What socket does the AMD EPYC 7272 use?
The AMD EPYC 7272 uses the SP3 socket.
What memory does the AMD EPYC 7272 support?
The AMD EPYC 7272 supports DDR4 across 8 channels.
How fast does the AMD EPYC 7272 run?
The AMD EPYC 7272 can boost up to 3.2 GHz, with a 2.9 GHz base clock.
What is the TDP of the AMD EPYC 7272?
The AMD EPYC 7272 has a TDP of 120 W.
How does the AMD EPYC 7272 perform?
In the Feex normalized performance dataset, the AMD EPYC 7272 scores 25,771 multi-core and 1,925 single-core.
What advanced capabilities does the AMD EPYC 7272 support?
Notable platform capabilities reported for the AMD EPYC 7272 include AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization), AMD SEV.
What is the AMD EPYC 7272 best for?
Based on its specifications, the AMD EPYC 7272 is well suited for Server / professional infrastructure.
How much cache does the AMD EPYC 7272 have?
The AMD EPYC 7272 has 6144 KB of L2 cache.
How does the AMD EPYC 7272 compare with the Intel Core i5-12400?
The AMD EPYC 7272 has a computed performance index of 87, which is 13% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). The index is derived from the single-core and multi-core ratings.
Which features does the AMD EPYC 7272 not support?
The AMD EPYC 7272 does not support x86-64-v4.