AMD EPYC 7542 vs AMD EPYC 7351

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7542 and AMD EPYC 7351 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7542

• 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 17% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
• 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 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2073 vs 1747
• 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 73885 vs 25431

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7351

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 155/170 Watt vs 225 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7542
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7351

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2073 1747
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	73885 25431

Compare specifications (specs)