AMD EPYC 7502P vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7502P and AMD EPYC 7301 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 7502P

AMD EPYC 7301

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 33% 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 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2017 vs 1654
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50818 vs 34148

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2017
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB vs 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2017 vs 1654
PassMark - CPU mark	50818 vs 34148

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 155/170 Watt vs 180 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt vs 180 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7502P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2017

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

50818

34148

Name	AMD EPYC 7502P	AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark	2017	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	50818	34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15384

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7502P	AMD EPYC 7301
Essentials
Family	EPYC	AMD EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2300
Place in performance rating	595	561
Processor Number	7502P
Series	7002	AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Zen
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB	64 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	32	16
Number of threads	64	32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	SP3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt	155/170 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	x128
PCIe configurations	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™)