AMD EPYC 7552 vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7552 and AMD EPYC 7502P 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 7552

AMD EPYC 7502P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7552

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 32
32 more threads: 96 vs 64
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 72235 vs 51054

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	48 vs 32
Number of threads	96 vs 64
L1 cache	4.5 MB vs 2 MB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 16 MB
L3 cache	192 MB vs 128 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	72235 vs 51054

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2023 vs 1527

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2023 vs 1527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7552
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1527

2023

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

72235

51054

Name	AMD EPYC 7552	AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark	1527	2023
PassMark - CPU mark	72235	51054

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7552	AMD EPYC 7502P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	7 Aug 2019
Place in performance rating	632	655
Family		EPYC
Launch price (MSRP)		$2300
Processor Number		7502P
Series		7002
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	4.5 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	192 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	48	32
Number of threads	96	64
Transistor count	3800 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
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™)