AMD EPYC 7352 vs AMD EPYC 7542

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7352 and AMD EPYC 7542 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 7352

AMD EPYC 7542

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7352

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 7542

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 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
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2073 vs 2040
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 73885 vs 65921

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1.5 MB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2073 vs 2040
PassMark - CPU mark	73885 vs 65921

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7352
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7542

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2040

2073

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

65921

73885

Name	AMD EPYC 7352	AMD EPYC 7542
PassMark - Single thread mark	2040	2073
PassMark - CPU mark	65921	73885

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7352	AMD EPYC 7542
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1350	$3400
OPN PIB	100-100000077WOF	100-100000075WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000077	100-000000075
Place in performance rating	382	293
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	64
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Socket Count	1P/2P	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt	225 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™)