AMD EPYC 8224P vs AMD EPYC 7402

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8224P and AMD EPYC 7402 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 8224P

AMD EPYC 7402

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 8224P

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
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2337 vs 1954

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)	160 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2337 vs 1954

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.35 GHz vs 3 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63873 vs 45180

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.35 GHz vs 3 GHz
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63873 vs 45180

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8224P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2337

1954

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

45180

63873

Name	AMD EPYC 8224P	AMD EPYC 7402
PassMark - Single thread mark	2337	1954
PassMark - CPU mark	45180	63873

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 8224P	AMD EPYC 7402
Essentials
Launch date	18 Sep 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$855	$1250
Place in performance rating	586	527
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000048
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.55 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	24	24
Number of threads	48	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	155-225 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	SP6	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	160 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™)