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
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2095 vs 2023
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34911 vs 34227

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095 vs 2023
PassMark - CPU mark	34911 vs 34227

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

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

2023

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34911

34227

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7262
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095	2023
PassMark - CPU mark	34911	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	757	805
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™)