AMD EPYC 8224P vs AMD EPYC 7301

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8224P and AMD EPYC 7301 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD EPYC 8224P

AMD EPYC 7301

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8224P

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 3 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2337 vs 1654
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 45180 vs 34148

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 Sep 2023 vs June 2017
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 Watt vs 155/170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2337 vs 1654
PassMark - CPU mark	45180 vs 34148

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7301

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8224P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7301

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2337

1654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

45180

34148

Name	AMD EPYC 8224P	AMD EPYC 7301
PassMark - Single thread mark	2337	1654
PassMark - CPU mark	45180	34148
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2802
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15384

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8224P	AMD EPYC 7301
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$855
Place in performance rating	586	560
Architecture codename		Zen
Family		AMD EPYC
Series		AMD EPYC 7000 Series
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.55 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	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
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	155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	SP6	TR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 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™)