AMD EPYC 7302 vs AMD EPYC 7551

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302 and AMD EPYC 7551 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7302

AMD EPYC 7551

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1936 vs 1742

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1936 vs 1742

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
3x 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 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 56671 vs 51405

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	56671 vs 51405

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1936

1742

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

51405

56671

Name	AMD EPYC 7302	AMD EPYC 7551
PassMark - Single thread mark	1936	1742
PassMark - CPU mark	51405	56671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		20125

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7302	AMD EPYC 7551
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$978
OPN PIB	100-100000043WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000043
Place in performance rating	527	232
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$3,813.99
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	180 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
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™)