AMD EPYC 7F72 vs AMD EPYC 7551

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7F72 and AMD EPYC 7551 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 7F72

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
• Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
• 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2370 vs 1742

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7551

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
• 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 240 Watt
• Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 56671 vs 52110

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7F72
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7551

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2370 1742
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	52110 56671

Compare specifications (specs)