AMD EPYC 7F72 vs AMD EPYC 7542

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 and AMD EPYC 7542 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 7542

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7F72

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 13% 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 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2370 vs 2073

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Apr 2020 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared) vs 128 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370 vs 2073

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7542

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 240 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 73885 vs 52110

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
L2 cache	16 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	73885 vs 52110

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7542

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2370

2073

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52110

73885

Name	AMD EPYC 7F72	AMD EPYC 7542
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370	2073
PassMark - CPU mark	52110	73885

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7F72	AMD EPYC 7542
Essentials
Launch date	14 Apr 2020	7 Aug 2019
Place in performance rating	349	238
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Launch price (MSRP)		$3400
OPN PIB		100-100000075WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000075
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Die size	74 mm²
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	64
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
Sockets supported	SP3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt	225 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4
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™)