AMD EPYC 7301 vs AMD EPYC 7551

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7301 and AMD EPYC 7551 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 7301

AMD EPYC 7551

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 155/170 Watt vs 180 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt vs 180 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1762 vs 1654
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57370 vs 34148
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2956 vs 2802
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 20125 vs 15384

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1762 vs 1654
PassMark - CPU mark	57370 vs 34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2956 vs 2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	20125 vs 15384

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7301
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1654

1762

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34148

57370

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2802

2956

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

15384

20125

Name	AMD EPYC 7301	AMD EPYC 7551
PassMark - Single thread mark	1654	1762
PassMark - CPU mark	34148	57370
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2802	2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	15384	20125

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7301	AMD EPYC 7551
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zen
Family	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Launch date	June 2017	June 2017
Place in performance rating	486	226
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$3,813.99
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Die size	192 mm	192 mm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Transistor count	4800 million	4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	307/341 GB/s	341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2400/2666 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Socket Count	1P/2P	1P/2P
Sockets supported	TR4	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	x128	x128
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)