AMD EPYC 7302P vs AMD EPYC 7742

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7302P and AMD EPYC 7742 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 7302P

AMD EPYC 7742

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7302P

Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 225 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 225 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

48 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 16
96 more threads: 128 vs 32
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2046 vs 1893
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 94081 vs 32690

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 16
Number of threads	128 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 128 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2046 vs 1893
PassMark - CPU mark	94081 vs 32690

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7302P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7742

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1893

2046

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32690

94081

Name	AMD EPYC 7302P	AMD EPYC 7742
PassMark - Single thread mark	1893	2046
PassMark - CPU mark	32690	94081

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7302P	AMD EPYC 7742
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$825
OPN PIB	100-100000049WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000049
Place in performance rating	947	216
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.25 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	16	64
Number of threads	32	128
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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™)