AMD EPYC 7252 vs AMD EPYC 7601

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7252 and AMD EPYC 7601 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 7601

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2095 vs 1765

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2017
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095 vs 1765

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7601

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53737 vs 34911

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53737 vs 34911

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7252
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7601

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2095

1765

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34911

53737

Name	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7601
PassMark - Single thread mark	2095	1765
PassMark - CPU mark	34911	53737

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7601
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$475
OPN PIB	100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000080
Place in performance rating	757	660
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	32
Number of threads	16	64
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	x128
PCIe configurations	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™)