AMD EPYC 7232P vs AMD EPYC 7281

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7232P and AMD EPYC 7281 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7232P

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
• Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
• Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
• Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1767 vs 1626

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7281

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
• 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
• 3x 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
• Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21621 vs 17731

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7232P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7281

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1767 1626
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	17731 21621

Compare specifications (specs)