AMD EPYC 3151 vs AMD EPYC 7551P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3151 and AMD EPYC 7551P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3151

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • 4x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1883 vs 1770
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 vs June 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1883 vs 1770

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551P

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
  • 56 more threads: 64 vs 8
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • 8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4194304x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38126 vs 8376
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 32 vs 4
Number of threads 64 vs 8
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) vs 96K (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache 64 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 38126 vs 8376

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3151
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1883
1770
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8376
38126
Name AMD EPYC 3151 AMD EPYC 7551P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1883 1770
PassMark - CPU mark 8376 38126
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 609
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6648

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 3151 AMD EPYC 7551P

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Zen
Launch date 21 Feb 2018 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1266 1235
Family AMD EPYC
Series AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2 GHz
Die size 213 mm² 192 mm
L1 cache 96K (per core) 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16MB (shared) 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 32
Number of threads 8 64
Unlocked
64 bit support
Transistor count 4800 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel DDR4
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AMD BGA SP4r2 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 180 Watt
Socket Count 1P

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 32 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision x128

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)