AMD EPYC 7532 vs AMD EPYC 7542

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7532 and AMD EPYC 7542 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 7542

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 13% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 78110 vs 74148

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 Feb 2020 vs 7 Aug 2019
L3 cache	256 MB vs 128 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	78110 vs 74148

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7542

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2063 vs 2039

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2063 vs 2039

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7532
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7542

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2039

2063

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

78110

74148

Name	AMD EPYC 7532	AMD EPYC 7542
PassMark - Single thread mark	2039	2063
PassMark - CPU mark	78110	74148

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7532	AMD EPYC 7542
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	19 Feb 2020	7 Aug 2019
OPN PIB	100-000000136WOF	100-100000075WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000136	100-000000075
Place in performance rating	345	370
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$3400
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.9 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	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.4 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	190.7 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	225 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
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™)