AMD EPYC 8124P vs AMD EPYC 7402P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8124P and AMD EPYC 7402P 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 7402P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8124P

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 2030

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 2030

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44070 vs 36338

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44070 vs 36338

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8124P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

2030

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36338

44070

Name	AMD EPYC 8124P	AMD EPYC 7402P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	2030
PassMark - CPU mark	36338	44070

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8124P	AMD EPYC 7402P
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$639	$1250
Place in performance rating	645	676
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000048
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.45 GHz	2.8 GHz
Die size	2x 73 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of threads	32	48
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	1
Sockets supported	SP6	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	180 Watt
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™)