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AMD EPYC 7281 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 62 %
AMD EPYC 7281
Rank 1 - 100 %
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 41 %
AMD EPYC 7281
Rank 1 - 100 %
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD EPYC 7281
16C / 32T · 2.70 GHz
713
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C / 32T · 4.00 GHz
1,201
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD EPYC 7281
16C / 32T · 2.70 GHz
2,136
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C / 32T · 3.50 GHz
8,710
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD EPYC 7281
16C / 32T · 2.70 GHz
664
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C / 32T · 4.00 GHz
1,040
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD EPYC 7281
16C / 32T · 2.70 GHz
2,098
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C / 32T · 3.50 GHz
11,370
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

AMD EPYC 7281
16C / 32T · 2.70 GHz
119 cb
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C / 32T · 4.00 GHz
168 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

AMD EPYC 7281
16C / 32T · 2.70 GHz
2,033 cb
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C / 32T · 3.50 GHz
2,986 cb

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At a glance

Wischen
AMD EPYC 7281AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
FamilyAMD EPYC (147)AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16)
CPU groupAMD EPYC 7001 (12)AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1000 (3)
ArchitectureNaples (Zen)Whitehaven (Zen)
Technology14 nm14 nm
SegmentServerDesktop
SocketSP3TR4 (SP3r2)
Predecessor
SuccessorAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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AMD EPYC 7281AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CPU Cores / Threads16 / 3216 / 32
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 16x 16x
Frequency: 2.20 GHz 3.40 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 2.70 GHz 4.00 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 2.70 GHz 3.50 GHz
L2-Cache8.00 MB
L3-Cache32.00 MB32.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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AMD EPYC 7281AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
GPU nameno iGPUno iGPU
GPU frequency
CUs / Shader / /
Raytracing
Max. displays
Max. GPU Memory
Technology
Release date

NPU AI performance

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AMD EPYC 7281AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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AMD EPYC 7281AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
MemoryDDR4-2666 (170.6 GB/s)
DDR4-2666 (85.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory
Memory channels84
ECCYesYes
PCIe3.0 x 1283.0 x 64
PCIe Bandwidth126.1 GB/s63.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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AMD EPYC 7281AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
TDP170 W180 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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AMD EPYC 7281AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Chip designChipletChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release dateQ3/2017Q3/2017
Release price625 $999 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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AMD EPYC 7281
AMD EPYC 7281
16C / 32T · 2.20 - 2.70 GHz
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C / 32T · 3.40 - 4.00 GHz

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