AMD EPYC 7401 vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7401 and AMD EPYC 7501 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7401

AMD EPYC 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401

2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55280 vs 24925

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	55280 vs 24925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1925 vs 1850

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1925 vs 1850

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7401
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1850

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55280

24925

Name	AMD EPYC 7401	AMD EPYC 7501
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3541
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	24681
PassMark - Single thread mark	1850	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	55280	24925

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7401	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zen
Family	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Launch date	June 2017	June 2017
Place in performance rating	125	894
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$4,389.87
Value for money (0-100)		1.27
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2 GHz	2 GHz
Die size	192 mm	192 mm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	64
Transistor count	4800 million	4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	307/341 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2400/2666 MHz	2400/2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Socket Count	1P/2P	1P/2P
Sockets supported	TR4	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt	155/170 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	x128	x128
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)