AMD EPYC 7662 vs AMD EPYC 74F3

Processor comparisons 27-03-2023

   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD EPYC 7662 vs AMD EPYC 74F3 tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, video editing, programming, machine learning. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like SuperPi, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Handbrake, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, AIDA64, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, Furmark, Prime95, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, WPrime, RealBench, MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Valheim
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Cyberpunk 2077
Watch Dogs Legion
Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
Fallout 76
Fortnite
Apex Legends
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
DOOM: Eternal
Valorant
Borderlands 3
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Rainbow Six Siege
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Death Stranding
Grand Theft Auto V

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD EPYC 74F3 or AMD EPYC 7662.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

EPYC 7662

72%

EPYC 74F3

68%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7662 is 5% better than EPYC 74F3. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 7662

84%

EPYC 74F3

75%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Control, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	149.3	132.6
Valorant	169.6	150.7
Cyberpunk 2077	95.0	84.4
Apex Legends	159.5	141.7
Call of Duty Warzone	127.2	113.0
Overwatch	137.4	122.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	117.1	104.0
DOOM Eternal	84.8	75.3
Warzone	132.3	117.5
Assassin's Creed	142.5	126.6
Valheim	140.8	125.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 7662

16%

EPYC 74F3

21%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the EPYC 74F3 is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7662 as it consumes less power: 225W vs. 240W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD EPYC 7662	AMD EPYC 74F3
Cinbench 15 Single-core	204	192
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	9116	7450
Cinbench 20 Single-core	523	351
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	19338	15779
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1006	845
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	50318	41013

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7662	AMD EPYC 74F3
Single-Core	2880	1886
Multi-Core	73932	60154

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7662	AMD EPYC 74F3
Single-Core	1093	1553
Multi-Core	60084	43735

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD EPYC 7662	AMD EPYC 74F3
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	March 15, 2021
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP3	SP3
Core name	Rome	Milan
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 3
Generation	2	3
Turbo Frequency	3.3 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	64	24
Threads	128	48
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	64000 millions	62000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	225 W	240 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth	208 GByte/s	204.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	256MB	256MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000137 100-000000137WOF	100-000000317 100-100000317WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 74F3 is 37% better than EPYC 7662 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7662 has 40 more core than EPYC 74F3. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7662 is better: 25
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 74F3 is better: 5
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD EPYC 7662 and AMD EPYC 74F3 before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 7662 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD EPYC 7662 specs and review.

AMD EPYC 74F3 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD EPYC 74F3 specs and review.