AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs AMD EPYC 7281

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,792

Rank #325

vs
5,201

Rank #707

5,792
5,201

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 10.2% (Rank #325 vs #707)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,916

Rank #302

vs
4,775

Rank #1,087

5,916
4,775

Ryzen 7 2700X wins by 19.3% (Rank #302 vs #1087)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,605

Rank #352

vs
5,841

Rank #273

5,605
5,841

EPYC 7281 wins by 4% (Rank #352 vs #273)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,980

Rank #398

vs
5,182

Rank #286

4,980
5,182

EPYC 7281 wins by 3.9% (Rank #398 vs #286)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,291

Rank #279

vs
5,647

Rank #173

5,291
5,647

EPYC 7281 wins by 6.3% (Rank #279 vs #173)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,890

Rank #476

vs
5,024

Rank #380

4,890
5,024

EPYC 7281 wins by 2.7% (Rank #476 vs #380)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X EPYC 7281 Diff
Cores
8
16
-50%
Threads
16
32
-50%
Base Frequency
3,700 MHz
2,100 MHz
+43.2%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
2,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
2,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
2,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
2,700 MHz
Clock Multiplier
37x
21x
+43.2%
L1 Cache
768 KB
1,536 KB
-50%
L2 Cache
4 MiB
8 MiB
-50%
L3 Cache
16 MiB
32 MiB
-50%
Memory Channels
2
8
-75%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
2,048 GB
-96.9%
Max Bandwidth
44 GB/s
159 GB/s
-72.5%
Max CPUs
1
2
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
155 W
32.3% less
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
14 nm
14.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 7 2700X EPYC 7281
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen EPYC
Series 2000 7000
Model Number 2700X 7281
Microarchitecture Zen+ Zen
Core Name Pinnacle Naples
Core Family 23 23
Core Model 8 1
Socket Socket Socket
Package µOPGA-1331 FCLGA-4094
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR4-2666 and DDR4-2400
ECC Support Yes Yes
Market Segment Desktop Server
Release Price $329.00 $650.00
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen 7 2700X
AMD
EPYC 7281
AMD

Family

Ryzen 7 2700X
Ryzen
EPYC 7281
EPYC

Series

Ryzen 7 2700X
2000
EPYC 7281
7000

Model Number

Ryzen 7 2700X
2700X
EPYC 7281
7281

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 7 2700X
Zen+
EPYC 7281
Zen

Core Name

Ryzen 7 2700X
Pinnacle
EPYC 7281
Naples

Core Family

Ryzen 7 2700X
23
EPYC 7281
23

Core Model

Ryzen 7 2700X
8
EPYC 7281
1

Socket

Ryzen 7 2700X
Socket
EPYC 7281
Socket

Package

Ryzen 7 2700X
µOPGA-1331
EPYC 7281
FCLGA-4094

Chipset

Ryzen 7 2700X
Promontory
EPYC 7281
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 7 2700X
DDR4-2933
EPYC 7281
DDR4-2666 and DDR4-2400

ECC Support

Ryzen 7 2700X
Yes
EPYC 7281
Yes

Market Segment

Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop
EPYC 7281
Server

Release Price

Ryzen 7 2700X
$329.00
EPYC 7281
$650.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 7 2700X
No
EPYC 7281
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 7 2700X EPYC 7281
Process 12 nm 14 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 213 mm²
Transistor Count 4.80 billion 19.20 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen 7 2700X
12 nm
EPYC 7281
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 7 2700X
213 mm²
EPYC 7281
213 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 7 2700X
4.80 billion
EPYC 7281
19.20 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 7 2700X
GlobalFoundries
EPYC 7281
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Ryzen 7 2700X
CMOS
EPYC 7281
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 7 2700X
64-bit
EPYC 7281
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 7 2700X
x86-64 (x86)
EPYC 7281
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 7 2700X EPYC 7281
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SEV
SHA
SME
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TSME
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64