AMD EPYC 72F3 vs Centaur CHA
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 72F3 with 8 cores 3.7GHz and Centaur CHA with 8 cores 1.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 72F3 's Advantages
Released 120 years and 2 months late
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 1.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 16nm)
Centaur CHA 's Advantages
Lower TDP (70W vs 180W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 72F3
+129%
1805
Centaur CHA
786
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 72F3
+186%
11422
Centaur CHA
3982
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD EPYC 72F3
+187%
1460
Centaur CHA
508
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 72F3
+347%
15109
Centaur CHA
3379
General Parameters
Mar 2021
Release Date
Jan 1901
AMD
Manufacturer
VIA
Server
Type
Server
Milan
Core Architecture
CHA
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
VIA Socket 2084
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))
Generation
CHA (CNS)
Package
33.2 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
16 nm
180 W
Power Consumption
70 W
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
8x81 mm²
Die Size
195 mm²
12 nm
I/O Process Size
-
416 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.2 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.5 GHz
8
Total Core Count
8
16
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37.0
Multiplier
12.0
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
512 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
256 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
Cores per CCD
-
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
8
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
4
PCIe Version
3
128
PCIe Lanes
44
