AMD EPYC 7473X vs AMD EPYC 73F3: comparison

Comparison of AMD EPYC 7473X and AMD EPYC 73F3: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

AMD EPYC 7473X has more cores (24 vs 16), more threads (48 vs 32) and a larger L3 cache (768 MB vs 256 MB).

At the same time, AMD EPYC 73F3 has a higher base clock (3.5 GHz vs 2.8 GHz) and a higher maximum clock (4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz).

Both processors match on: TDP (240 W), memory channels (8), PCIe version (4).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterAMD EPYC 7473XAMD EPYC 73F3
Cores / threads 24 / 48 16 / 32
Max boost clock 3.7 GHz 4 GHz
L3 cache 768 MB 256 MB
TDP 240 W 240 W

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter AMD EPYC 7473X AMD EPYC 73F3
General
Segment Server Server
Product line AMD EPYC 7003 Series with AMD 3D V-Cache AMD EPYC 7003 Series
Product family AMD EPYC AMD EPYC
Launch date 03/22/2021 03/15/2021
Recommended customer price 3.9 USD 3.521 USD
Regional availability Global, China, NA, EMEA, APJ, LATAM —
Target workloads CFD, EDA, FEA Solvers EDA, High-speed data mgmt (NR/RDBMS), Per core CAE/CFD/FEA
Consumer oriented No —
CPU
Cores 24 16
Threads 48 32
Base clock 2.8 GHz 3.5 GHz
Max boost clock 3.7 GHz 4 GHz
L3 cache 768 MB 256 MB
TDP 240 W 240 W
Configurable TDP 225–280 W 225–240 W
Memory
Memory types DDR4 DDR4
Memory channels 8 8
Max memory speed 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max memory bandwidth 204.8 GB/s 204.8 GB/s
Graphics
Has integrated graphics No No
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 4 4
Package and thermal
Sockets supported SP3 SP3
Max CPU configuration 2 2
Security and virtualization
Supported technologies AMD Infinity Guard, AMD Infinity Architecture AMD Infinity Guard, AMD Infinity Architecture
AMD PRO technologies Yes —
Identifiers
Product ID (OEM) 100-000000507​ 100-000000321

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