AMD EPYC 7532 vs AMD EPYC 7502

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7532 and AMD EPYC 7502 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 7532

AMD EPYC 7502

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7532

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82196 vs 80300

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 Feb 2020 vs 7 Aug 2019
L3 cache	256 MB vs 128 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	82196 vs 80300

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502

Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2189 vs 2139

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2189 vs 2139

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7532
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2139

2189

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

82196

80300

Name	AMD EPYC 7532	AMD EPYC 7502
PassMark - Single thread mark	2139	2189
PassMark - CPU mark	82196	80300

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7532	AMD EPYC 7502
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	19 Feb 2020	7 Aug 2019
OPN PIB	100-000000136WOF	100-100000054WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000136	100-000000054
Place in performance rating	175	179
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Launch price (MSRP)		$2600
Processor Number		7502
Series		7002
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	32	32
Number of threads	64	64
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	204.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Socket Count	1P/2P	1P/2P
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	180 Watt
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™)