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.

AMD EPYC 8124P

AMD EPYC 7272

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 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2372 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	2372 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 36630

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 36630

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2372

2019

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36630

44270

Name	AMD EPYC 8124P	AMD EPYC 7272
PassMark - Single thread mark	2372	2019
PassMark - CPU mark	36630	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	626	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