AMD EPYC 7501 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7501 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 7501

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
24 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 8
48 more threads: 64 vs 16
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24925 vs 14693

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 8
Number of threads	64 vs 16
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 768 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24925 vs 14693

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2027 vs 1925

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2027 vs 1925

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7501
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1925

2027

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24925

14693

Name	AMD EPYC 7501	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1925	2027
PassMark - CPU mark	24925	14693
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3895
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		19348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		45.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.042

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7501	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zen
Family	AMD EPYC	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	June 2017	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	985	1039
Price now	$4,389.87
Series	AMD EPYC 7000 Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)	1.27
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
OPN Tray		YD170BBBM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2 GHz	3 GHz
Die size	192 mm	192 mm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	32	8
Number of threads	64	16
Transistor count	4800 million	4800 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	307/341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency	2400/2666 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	TR4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	x128	3.0 x16
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TSM Encryption