AMD EPYC 7F72 vs AMD EPYC 7402

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 and AMD EPYC 7402 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 7F72

AMD EPYC 7402

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2381 vs 1986

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Apr 2020 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared) vs 128 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2381 vs 1986

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402

Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64259 vs 52597

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	64259 vs 52597

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2381

1986

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52597

64259

Name	AMD EPYC 7F72	AMD EPYC 7402
PassMark - Single thread mark	2381	1986
PassMark - CPU mark	52597	64259

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F72	AMD EPYC 7402
Essentials
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	7 Aug 2019
Place in performance rating	406	424
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Launch price (MSRP)		$1250
OPN PIB		100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000048
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Transistor count	3,800 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4	x16, x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		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™)