
EPYC 7261
AMD
PassMark
11,149
Performance
Budget
Performance Spectrum - CPU
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Overview
The EPYC 7261 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 14 June 2018 (7 years ago). It is based on the Naples (2017−2018) architecture. It features 8 cores and 16 threads. Base frequency is 2.5 GHz, with boost up to 2.9 GHz. L3 cache: 32 MB (total). L2 cache: 512K (per core). Built on 14 nm process technology. Socket: SP3. Thermal design power (TDP): 170 Watt. Memory support: DDR4-2666. Passmark benchmark score: 11,149 points.
Specifications
General
- Type
- server
- Series
- AMD EPYC
- Designer
- AMD
- Manufacturer
- GlobalFoundries
- Release date
- 14 June 2018 (7 years ago)
- Architecture codename
- Naples (2017−2018)
- Performance ranking position
- 1230
Technical
- Cores
- 8
- Threads
- 16
- Die size
- 213 mm2
- L1 cache
- 96K (per core)
- L2 cache
- 512K (per core)
- L3 cache
- 32 MB (total)
- Max frequency
- 2.9 GHz
- Multiplicador
- 25
- 64-bit support
- +
- Base frequency
- 2.5 GHz
- Transistor count
- 4,800 million
- Process technology
- 14 nm
- Unlocked multiplier
- +
- Max case temperature (TCase)
- 81 °C
- Compatibilidade com Windows 11
- -
Compatibility
- Socket
- SP3
- Power consumption (TDP)
- 170 Watt
- Max processors in config
- 2 (Multiprocessor)
Memory
- RAM types
- DDR4-2666
- Memory channels
- 8
- Memory bandwidth
- 170.671 GB/s
- ECC memory support
- +
- Max memory capacity
- 2 TiB
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