AMD EPYC 8124P vs AMD EPYC 7272

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8124P and AMD EPYC 7272 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8124P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
  • 8 more threads: 32 vs 24
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2373 vs 2019
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 Sep 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Number of cores 16 vs 12
Number of threads 32 vs 24
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 768 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2373 vs 2019

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7272

  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44270 vs 36470
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44270 vs 36470

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8124P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7272

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2373
2019
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
36470
44270
Name AMD EPYC 8124P AMD EPYC 7272
PassMark - Single thread mark 2373 2019
PassMark - CPU mark 36470 44270

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8124P AMD EPYC 7272

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $639 $625
Place in performance rating 628 682
Architecture codename Zen 2
Family AMD EPYC
OPN PIB 100-100000079WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000079
Series AMD EPYC 7002
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.45 GHz 2.9 GHz
Die size 2x 73 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 768 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 6 MB
L3 cache 64 MB (shared) 64 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 16 12
Number of threads 32 24
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, LGA-4094
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