AMD EPYC 7502 vs AMD EPYC 7742

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502 and AMD EPYC 7742 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 7502

AMD EPYC 7742

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502

Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2189 vs 2142

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2189 vs 2142

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

32 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 32
64 more threads: 128 vs 64
Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 96766 vs 80680

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 32
Number of threads	128 vs 64
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 128 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	96766 vs 80680

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7742

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2189

2142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

80680

96766

Name	AMD EPYC 7502	AMD EPYC 7742
PassMark - Single thread mark	2189	2142
PassMark - CPU mark	80680	96766

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502	AMD EPYC 7742
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Family	EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2600
OPN PIB	100-100000054WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000054
Place in performance rating	168	98
Processor Number	7502
Series	7002
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.25 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	256 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	32	64
Number of threads	64	128
Unlocked
Manufacturing process technology		7 nm, 14 nm
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	x16, x8
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™)