AMD EPYC 7542 vs AMD EPYC 7513

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7542 and AMD EPYC 7513 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 7542

AMD EPYC 7513

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7513

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.65 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2730 vs 2063
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 96409 vs 75117

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Mar 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.65 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2730 vs 2063
PassMark - CPU mark	96409 vs 75117

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7542
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7513

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2063

2730

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

75117

96409

Name	AMD EPYC 7542	AMD EPYC 7513
PassMark - Single thread mark	2063	2730
PassMark - CPU mark	75117	96409

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7542	AMD EPYC 7513
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 3
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3400	$2840
OPN PIB	100-100000075WOF	100-100000334WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000075	100-000000334
Place in performance rating	226	52
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	128 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm+
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.65 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	190.73 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)	225 Watt	200 Watt
Configurable TDP		165-200 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
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™)