AMD EPYC 7272 vs AMD EPYC 7702P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7272 and AMD EPYC 7702P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7272

AMD EPYC 7702P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 200 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

52 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 12
104 more threads: 128 vs 24
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2079 vs 1775
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61539 vs 42832

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 12
Number of threads	128 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2079 vs 1775
PassMark - CPU mark	61539 vs 42832

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7272
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1775

2079

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42832

61539

Name	AMD EPYC 7272	AMD EPYC 7702P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1775	2079
PassMark - CPU mark	42832	61539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11436

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7272	AMD EPYC 7702P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Family	AMD EPYC	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$625	$4425
OPN PIB	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	866	838
Series	AMD EPYC 7002
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		7702P
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	4 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	256 MB
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	12	64
Number of threads	24	128
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, LGA-4094	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	200 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