AMD EPYC 7742 vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7742 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 7742

AMD EPYC 7502P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

32 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 32
64 more threads: 128 vs 64
Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2x 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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2157 vs 1989
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97501 vs 50298

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 32
Number of threads	128 vs 64
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 128 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2157 vs 1989
PassMark - CPU mark	97501 vs 50298

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 225 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 225 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7742
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2157

1989

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

97501

50298

Name	AMD EPYC 7742	AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2157	1989
PassMark - CPU mark	97501	50298

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7742	AMD EPYC 7502P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	7 Aug 2019
Place in performance rating	94	519
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		EPYC
Launch price (MSRP)		$2300
Processor Number		7502P
Series		7002
Performance
Base frequency	2.25 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	32 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	64	32
Number of threads	128	64
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Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	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™)