AMD EPYC 8124P vs AMD EPYC 7501

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8124P and AMD EPYC 7501 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.

AMD EPYC 8124P

AMD EPYC 7501

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8124P

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 1782

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs June 2017
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 1782

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7501

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61517 vs 36338

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
L1 cache	96 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	61517 vs 36338

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8124P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7501

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

1782

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36338

61517

Name	AMD EPYC 8124P	AMD EPYC 7501
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	1782
PassMark - CPU mark	36338	61517

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8124P	AMD EPYC 7501
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$639
Place in performance rating	682	649
Architecture codename		Zen
Family		AMD EPYC
Price now		$4,389.87
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Value for money (0-100)		1.27
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.45 GHz	2 GHz
Die size	2x 73 mm²	192 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	16	32
Number of threads	32	64
Transistor count	17,750 million	4800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		307/341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2400/2666 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	120-150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	SP6	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	155/170 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		x128
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)