AMD® EPYC™ 72F3

The AMD EPYC 72F3 is a server processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, built on the Zen 3 architecture. It launched in Mar 2021. Clocks run from 3.7 GHz base to 4.1 GHz boost. A 256-MB L3 cache backs the cores (32.5 MB per core). It supports DDR4 memory. The chip drops into the SP3 socket and exposes PCIe 4.0 (128 lanes). Rated TDP is 180 W.

The AMD EPYC 72F3 scores 3,070 in single-core performance and 27,252 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 9,147 for overall performance, 22,012 for productivity performance, 20,515 for creator performance, 27,933 for engineering performance and 16,023 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 3,407 per core, 1,703 per thread and 151 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 682. Its performance index is 113, so its overall performance is 13% above 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 72F3 scores 85,882 in integer math, 47,987 in floating-point math, 325,868 in compression, 19,698 in cryptography, 3,404 in physics simulation, 20,950 in vector SIMD, 167 in the prime sieve and 32,582 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 46% above in integer math, 5% above in floating-point math, 43% above in compression, 71% above in cryptography, 212% above in physics simulation, 35% above in vector SIMD, 149% above in the prime sieve and 44% above 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 72F3 has 8 physical cores and runs 16 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts up to 4.10 GHz.

The AMD EPYC 72F3 is a server processor, belongs to the AMD EPYC family and uses the Zen 3 architecture. It launched in Mar 2021.

The AMD EPYC 72F3 has 128 KB of L1 cache, 4 MB of L2 cache and 256 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 260.1 MB of cache, or 32.52 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.

The AMD EPYC 72F3 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 128 KB, L2 at 4 MB and L3 at 256 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 98% of the cache listed here.

The AMD EPYC 72F3 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.

The AMD EPYC 72F3 does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The AMD EPYC 72F3 uses the SP3 socket, supports PCI Express 4.0 and provides up to 128 PCIe lanes.

The AMD EPYC 72F3 has a rated TDP of 180 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.

It launched at a price of $2,468.

Feex has recorded 53% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD EPYC 72F3. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: Codename, ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC 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: Normalized Name, SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same SP3 socket as the AMD EPYC 72F3 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD EPYC 7451, AMD EPYC 7571, AMD EPYC 7272, AMD EPYC 7501 and AMD EPYC 7282.