AMD EPYC 72F3 vs AMD EPYC 7502

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 72F3 and AMD EPYC 7502 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 72F3

AMD EPYC 7502

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 72F3

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3034 vs 2189

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Mar 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L3 cache	256 MB vs 128 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3034 vs 2189

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
4x 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 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 80300 vs 50017

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
L1 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	80300 vs 50017

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 72F3
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3034

2189

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50017

80300

Name	AMD EPYC 72F3	AMD EPYC 7502
PassMark - Single thread mark	3034	2189
PassMark - CPU mark	50017	80300

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 72F3	AMD EPYC 7502
Essentials
Architecture codename	Milan	Zen 2
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2468	$2600
Place in performance rating	195	179
Family		EPYC
OPN PIB		100-100000054WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000054
Processor Number		7502
Series		7002
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	8	32
Number of threads	16	64
Transistor count	33200 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		204.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	165-200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	180 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
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™)