AMD EPYC 7663 vs AMD EPYC 7401

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7663 and AMD EPYC 7401 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 7663

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 32 more cores, run more applications at once: 56 vs 24
  • 64 more threads: 112 vs 48
  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 56% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2606 vs 1850
  • Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82087 vs 55280
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 Mar 2021 vs June 2017
Number of cores 56 vs 24
Number of threads 112 vs 48
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 256 MB (shared) vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2606 vs 1850
PassMark - CPU mark 82087 vs 55280

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7401

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 155/170 Watt vs 240 Watt
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155/170 Watt vs 240 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7663
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7401

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2606
1850
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
82087
55280
Name AMD EPYC 7663 AMD EPYC 7401
PassMark - Single thread mark 2606 1850
PassMark - CPU mark 82087 55280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3541
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 24681

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7663 AMD EPYC 7401

Essentials

Launch date 15 Mar 2021 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $6366
Place in performance rating 159 134
Architecture codename Zen
Family AMD EPYC
Series AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2000 MHz 2 GHz
Die size 8x 81 mm² 192 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 256 MB (shared) 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 56 24
Number of threads 112 48
Transistor count 33,200 million 4800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4
Max memory channels 8
Maximum memory bandwidth 307/341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency 2400/2666 MHz

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Sockets supported SP3 TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 240 Watt 155/170 Watt
Socket Count 1P/2P

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision x128

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)