AMD EPYC 7702P vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7702P and AMD EPYC 7501 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.

AMD EPYC 7702P

AMD EPYC 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702P

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
32 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 32
64 more threads: 128 vs 64
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3 GHz
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
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2110 vs 1925
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63633 vs 24925

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs June 2017
Number of cores	64 vs 32
Number of threads	128 vs 64
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB vs 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110 vs 1925
PassMark - CPU mark	63633 vs 24925

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 155/170 Watt vs 200 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155/170 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2110

1925

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63633

24925

Name	AMD EPYC 7702P	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110	1925
PassMark - CPU mark	63633	24925
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11436

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7702P	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Family	EPYC	AMD EPYC
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$4425
Place in performance rating	683	891
Processor Number	7702P
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$4,389.87
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Value for money (0-100)		1.27
Performance
Base frequency	2 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	64 MB
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	64	32
Number of threads	128	64
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	307/341 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	SP3	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	x128
PCIe configurations	x16, x8
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)