AMD Epyc 72F3 VS MediaTek Dimensity 820

Comparing AMD Epyc 72F3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820

Comparison of video cards AMD Epyc 72F3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD Epyc 72F3

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Higher clock speed

3.70 GHz 2.00 GHz

Around -85% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

4.10 GHz 2.60 GHz

Around 37% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of MediaTek Dimensity 820

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Epyc 72F3 MediaTek Dimensity 820

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Epyc 72F3 and MediaTek Dimensity 820 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Epyc 72F3 MediaTek Dimensity 820
Segment	Desktop / Server Mobile
Family	AMD Epyc Mediatek Dimensity
Generation	3 1
CPU group	AMD Epyc 7003 MediaTek Dimensity 820

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Epyc 72F3 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.70 GHz 2.00 GHz
CPU Cores	8 8
Turbo (1 Core)	4.10 GHz 2.60 GHz
CPU Threads	16 8
Turbo (8 Cores)	3.90 GHz 2.00 GHz
Hyperthreading	Yes No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core	-- 4x Cortex-A76
B core	-- 4x Cortex-A55

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Epyc 72F3 and MediaTek Dimensity 820 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU ARM Mali-G57 MP5
GPU frequency	0.90 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	5
Shader	80
Max. GPU Memory	-- 4 GB
Max. displays	2
Generation	Vallhall 1
DirectX Version	12
Technology	7 nm
Release date	Q2/2020

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Epyc 72F3 and MediaTek Dimensity 820. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No Decode / Encode
h264	No Decode / Encode
VP9	No Decode / Encode
VP8	No Decode / Encode
AV1	No Decode
AVC	No Decode / Encode
VC-1	No Decode / Encode
JPEG	No Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Epyc 72F3 and MediaTek Dimensity 820 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-3200 LPDDR4X-2133
Max. Memory	16 GB
ECC	Yes No
Memory channels	8 2
PCIe version	4.0
PCIe lanes	128

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Epyc 72F3 and MediaTek Dimensity 820.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Epyc 72F3 or MediaTek Dimensity 820? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	180 W
TDP up	200 W --
TDP down	165 W --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Epyc 72F3 and MediaTek Dimensity 820 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM None
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L3-Cache	256.00 MB --
Architecture	Milan (Zen 3) Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Technology	7 nm 7 nm
Socket	SP3 N/A
Release date	Q1/2021 Q2/2020
Part Number	-- MT6875