AMD EPYC 8124P vs AMD EPYC 7601

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8124P and AMD EPYC 7601 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 7601

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 44% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 1765

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 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 1765

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7601

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
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53737 vs 36338

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
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	53737 vs 36338

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8124P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7601

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

1765

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36338

53737

Name	AMD EPYC 8124P	AMD EPYC 7601
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	1765
PassMark - CPU mark	36338	53737

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8124P	AMD EPYC 7601
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$639
Place in performance rating	645	660
Architecture codename		Zen
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.45 GHz	2.2 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	3.2 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		341 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		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	180 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		x128
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)