AMD EPYC 7252 vs AMD EPYC 7402P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and AMD EPYC 7402P 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 7402P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2095 vs 1970

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095 vs 1970

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
32 more threads: 48 vs 16
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x 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
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 43091 vs 34911

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	48 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	43091 vs 34911

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

1970

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34911

43091

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7402P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095	1970
PassMark - CPU mark	34911	43091

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7402P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$475	$1250
OPN PIB	100-100000080WOF	100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000080	100-000000048
Place in performance rating	664	602
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	8	24
Number of threads	16	48
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	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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™)