AMD EPYC 73F3 vs Opteron 156
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 73F3 with 16 cores 3.5GHz and Opteron 156 with 1 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 73F3 's Advantages
Released 15 years and 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 400)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 90nm)
Opteron 156 's Advantages
Lower TDP (104W vs 240W)
Score
General Parameters
Mar 2021
Release Date
May 2005
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Milan
Core Architecture
Venus
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
AMD Socket 939
N/A
Integrated Graphics
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))
Generation
Opteron (Venus (E4))
Package
33.2 billions
Transistor Count
0.114 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
90 nm
240 W
Power Consumption
104 W
TSMC
Foundry
-
8x81 mm²
Die Size
115 mm²
12 nm
I/O Process Size
-
416 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
16
Total Core Count
1
32
Total Thread Count
1
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
35.0
Multiplier
15.0
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
128 KB
512 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB
256 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
Cores per CCD
-
2
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR1-400
8
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
4
PCIe Version
-
128
PCIe Lanes
-
