AMD EPYC 3451 vs AMD EPYC 7302P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and AMD EPYC 7302P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 3451

AMD EPYC 7302P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 55% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 155 Watt

L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 155 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
4194304x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1870 vs 1700
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32612 vs 19532

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 21 Feb 2018
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 32MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1870 vs 1700
PassMark - CPU mark	32612 vs 19532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7302P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1870

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

32612

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	AMD EPYC 7302P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1870
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	32612

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	AMD EPYC 7302P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Zen 2
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	7 Aug 2019
Place in performance rating	1091	805
Launch price (MSRP)		$825
OPN PIB		100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000049
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	3.0 GHz
Die size	2x 213 mm²
L1 cache	96K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
Transistor count	4,800 million
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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
Configurable TDP	80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	155 Watt
Socket Count		1P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)