AMD EPYC 9224 vs AMD EPYC 7402P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9224 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 9224

AMD EPYC 7402P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9224

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2881 vs 2014
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 92518 vs 43684

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881 vs 2014
PassMark - CPU mark	92518 vs 43684

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7402P

524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 200 Watt

L2 cache	12 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9224
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7402P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2881

2014

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

92518

43684

Name	AMD EPYC 9224	AMD EPYC 7402P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881	2014
PassMark - CPU mark	92518	43684

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9224	AMD EPYC 7402P
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1825	$1250
Place in performance rating	94	742
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-100000048WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000048
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP5	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 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™)