AMD EPYC 7252 vs AMD EPYC 7272

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and AMD EPYC 7272 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 7272

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1948 vs 1775

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1948 vs 1775

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42832 vs 32437

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	42832 vs 32437

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1948

1775

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32437

42832

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7272
PassMark - Single thread mark	1948	1775
PassMark - CPU mark	32437	42832

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$475	$625
OPN PIB	100-100000080WOF	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000080	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	923	866
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7002
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
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	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3, LGA-4094
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	120 Watt
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™)