AMD EPYC 7252 vs AMD EPYC 7262

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and AMD EPYC 7262 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 7252

AMD EPYC 7262

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 155 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 155 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7262

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2023 vs 1948
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34227 vs 32437

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2023 vs 1948
PassMark - CPU mark	34227 vs 32437

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7262

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1948

2023

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32437

34227

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7262
PassMark - Single thread mark	1948	2023
PassMark - CPU mark	32437	34227

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7262
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$475	$575
OPN PIB	100-100000080WOF	100-100000041WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000080	100-000000041
Place in performance rating	861	800
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	155 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x16, x8
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™)