AMD EPYC 3151 vs AMD EPYC 7232P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and AMD EPYC 7232P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 3151

AMD EPYC 7232P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1883 vs 1549

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1883 vs 1549

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17017 vs 8376

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 21 Feb 2018
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 96K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17017 vs 8376

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7232P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1883

1549

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8376

17017

Name	AMD EPYC 3151	AMD EPYC 7232P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1883	1549
PassMark - CPU mark	8376	17017

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3151	AMD EPYC 7232P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zen 2
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	7 Aug 2019
Place in performance rating	1166	1213
Launch price (MSRP)		$450
OPN PIB		100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000081
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	3.1 GHz
Die size	213 mm²
L1 cache	96K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	120 Watt
Socket Count		1P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 32 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0