AMD EPYC 7452 vs AMD EPYC 7551

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7452 and AMD EPYC 7551 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7452

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 180 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2160 vs 1789
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 77746 vs 57865
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 vs June 2017
Maximum frequency 3.35 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 128 MB vs 64 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2160 vs 1789
PassMark - CPU mark 77746 vs 57865

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache 96 KB (per core) vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7452
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2160
1789
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
77746
57865
Name AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7551
PassMark - Single thread mark 2160 1789
PassMark - CPU mark 77746 57865
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2956
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 20125

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7452 AMD EPYC 7551

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Zen
Launch date 7 Aug 2019 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $2025
OPN PIB 100-100000057WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000057
Place in performance rating 241 258
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD EPYC
Price now $3,813.99
Series AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Value for money (0-100) 1.43

Performance

Base frequency 2.35 GHz 2 GHz
L1 cache 2 MB 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 16 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm, 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.35 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 32 32
Number of threads 64 64
64 bit support
Die size 192 mm
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 8 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 190.7 GB/s 341 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 TB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Socket Count 1P/2P 1P/2P
Sockets supported SP3 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155 Watt 180 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 128
PCI Express revision 4.0 x128
PCIe configurations x16, x8

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)