AMD EPYC 7282 vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7282 and AMD EPYC 7301 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7282

AMD EPYC 7301

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7282

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2046 vs 1654
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51546 vs 34148

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2046 vs 1654
PassMark - CPU mark	51546 vs 34148

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7282
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2046

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51546

34148

Name	AMD EPYC 7282	AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark	2046	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	51546	34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15384

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7282	AMD EPYC 7301
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$650
OPN PIB	100-100000078WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000078
Place in performance rating	565	560
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 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	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
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	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	155/170 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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)