AMD EPYC 7252 vs AMD EPYC 7302P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and AMD EPYC 7302P 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 7302P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2095 vs 1870
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34911 vs 32612

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095 vs 1870
PassMark - CPU mark	34911 vs 32612

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2x 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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7302P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

1870

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34911

32612

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7302P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095	1870
PassMark - CPU mark	34911	32612

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7302P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$475	$825
OPN PIB	100-100000080WOF	100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000080	100-000000049
Place in performance rating	664	802
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	3.0 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
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
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	155 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™)