AMD EPYC 7232P vs AMD EPYC 7251

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and AMD EPYC 7251 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.

AMD EPYC 7232P

AMD EPYC 7251

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
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 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17017 vs 14935

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17017 vs 14935

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7251

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1671 vs 1549

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1671 vs 1549

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7251

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1549

1671

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17017

14935

Name	AMD EPYC 7232P	AMD EPYC 7251
PassMark - Single thread mark	1549	1671
PassMark - CPU mark	17017	14935

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7232P	AMD EPYC 7251
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$450
OPN PIB	100-100000081WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000081
Place in performance rating	1218	1181
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	307 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	x128
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)