AMD EPYC 7473X vs AMD EPYC 7543P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7473X and AMD EPYC 7543P 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 7473X

AMD EPYC 7543P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7473X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 81282 vs 66687

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 Mar 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
L3 cache	768 MB vs 256 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	81282 vs 66687

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7543P

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 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2741 vs 2201

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1.5 MB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2741 vs 2201

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7473X
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7543P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2201

2741

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

81282

66687

Name	AMD EPYC 7473X	AMD EPYC 7543P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2201	2741
PassMark - CPU mark	81282	66687

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7473X	AMD EPYC 7543P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	22 Mar 2022	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3900	$2730
Place in performance rating	205	189
OPN PIB		100-100000341WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000341
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	768 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm+
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	64
Transistor count	33200 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	225-280 Watt	225-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Socket Count	SP3	1P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	240 Watt
Sockets supported		SP3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
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™)