AMD EPYC 7343 vs AMD EPYC 7502

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7343 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 7343

AMD EPYC 7502

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7343

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2806 vs 2189

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Mar 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2806 vs 2189

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
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 6% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 190 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 80680 vs 73934

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 190 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	80680 vs 73934

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7343
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2806

2189

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

73934

80680

Name	AMD EPYC 7343	AMD EPYC 7502
PassMark - Single thread mark	2806	2189
PassMark - CPU mark	73934	80680

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7343	AMD EPYC 7502
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	15 Mar 2021	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1565	$2600
OPN PIB	100-100000338WOF	100-100000054WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000338	100-000000054
Place in performance rating	102	168
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Processor Number		7502
Series		7002
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm+
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.73 GB/s	204.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	165-200 Watt
Socket Count	1P/2P	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	190 Watt	180 Watt
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™)