AMD EPYC 7302 vs AMD EPYC 7272

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302 and AMD EPYC 7272 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 7302

AMD EPYC 7272

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51405 vs 44270

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51405 vs 44270

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2019 vs 1936

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2019 vs 1936

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7272

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1936

2019

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51405

44270

Name	AMD EPYC 7302	AMD EPYC 7272
PassMark - Single thread mark	1936	2019
PassMark - CPU mark	51405	44270

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7302	AMD EPYC 7272
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$978	$625
OPN PIB	100-100000043WOF	100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000043	100-000000079
Place in performance rating	527	577
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7002
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	32	24
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 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	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3, LGA-4094
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	120 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	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™)