AMD EPYC 9474F vs AMD EPYC 7272

Processor comparisons 15-03-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD EPYC 9474F vs AMD EPYC 7272 and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as PCMark 10, PassMark, WPrime, 7zip, MATLAB, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, SuperPi, Gears 5, 3DMark, RealBench, AIDA64.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD EPYC 7272 or AMD EPYC 9474F.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 9474F

77%

EPYC 7272

62%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 9474F is 19% better than EPYC 7272. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 9474F

85%

EPYC 7272

60%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	150.1	106.7
Valorant	170.6	121.3
Cyberpunk 2077	95.5	67.9
Apex Legends	160.3	114.0
Call of Duty Warzone	127.9	91.0
Overwatch	138.1	98.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	117.7	83.7
DOOM Eternal	85.3	60.6
Warzone	133.0	94.6
Assassin's Creed	143.3	101.9
Valheim	141.6	100.7

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, FullHD or 4K. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 9474F

16%

EPYC 7272

43%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the EPYC 7272 is more energy efficient than the EPYC 9474F as it consumes less power: 360W vs. 120W. 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. 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 program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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 9474F	AMD EPYC 7272
Cinbench 15 Single-core	246	395
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	11139	3819
Cinbench 20 Single-core	484	595
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	23633	8372
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1229	2377
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	61496	21304

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

	AMD EPYC 9474F	AMD EPYC 7272
Single-Core	2790	3257
Multi-Core	90217	42125

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

	AMD EPYC 9474F	AMD EPYC 7272
Single-Core	1762	1569
Multi-Core	60869	18372

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD EPYC 9474F	AMD EPYC 7272
Announcement date	November 10, 2022	April 01, 2020
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP5	SP3
Core name	Genoa	Milan
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 3
Generation	4	3
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	48	12
Threads	96	24
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	64000 millions	42000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	360 W	120 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4
Max. Memory	4096 Gb
Memory Frequency	4800
Memory bandwidth	460.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	256MB	64MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	100-000000788 100-000000788WOF	100-000000079 100-100000079WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 9474F is 19% better than EPYC 7272 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 9474F has 36 more core than EPYC 7272. 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 9474F is better: 29
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7272 is better: 6
Although it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD EPYC 9474F and AMD EPYC 7272 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 9474F - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 9474F specs and review.

AMD EPYC 7272 - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 7272 specs and review.