AMD Opteron 1389 vs AMD EPYC 7702

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1389 and AMD EPYC 7702 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 1389

AMD EPYC 7702

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1389

64x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 4 TB
Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 200 Watt

Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 4 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 200 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 2 month(s) later
60 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 4
124 more threads: 128 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 45 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
42.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2116 vs 1102
44.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 93307 vs 2079

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 1 Jun 2009
Number of cores	64 vs 4
Number of threads	128 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2116 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark	93307 vs 2079

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1389
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1102

2116

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

93307

Name	AMD Opteron 1389	AMD EPYC 7702
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102	2116
PassMark - CPU mark	2079	93307

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1389	AMD EPYC 7702
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Zen 2
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$269	$6450
Place in performance rating	2143	153
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000038WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000038
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.0 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L2 cache	2 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Number of cores	4	64
Number of threads	4	128
Maximum frequency		3.35 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Maximum memory size	256 TB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		204.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM2+, AM3	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0
PCIe configurations		x16, x8