AMD EPYC 8124P vs AMD EPYC 7252

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8124P and AMD EPYC 7252 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 8124P

AMD EPYC 7252

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8124P

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 2095
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36338 vs 34911

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 2095
PassMark - CPU mark	36338 vs 34911

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7252

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8124P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7252

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

2095

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36338

34911

Name	AMD EPYC 8124P	AMD EPYC 7252
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	2095
PassMark - CPU mark	36338	34911

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8124P	AMD EPYC 7252
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$639	$475
Place in performance rating	645	757
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-100000080WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000080
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.45 GHz	3.1 GHz
Die size	2x 73 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Transistor count	17,750 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	120-150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP6	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	120 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)	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™)