AMD EPYC 7371 vs AMD EPYC 7601

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7371 and AMD EPYC 7601 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7371

AMD EPYC 7601

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7371

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2320 vs 1757
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54894 vs 53468

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2320 vs 1757
PassMark - CPU mark	54894 vs 53468

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7601

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
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 200 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7371
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7601

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2320

1757

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

54894

53468

Name	AMD EPYC 7371	AMD EPYC 7601
PassMark - Single thread mark	2320	1757
PassMark - CPU mark	54894	53468

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7371	AMD EPYC 7601
Essentials
Family	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Place in performance rating	336	573
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Zen
Launch date		June 2017
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		96 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	341 GB/s	341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P	1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Sockets supported		TR4
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	x128	x128
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)