AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and AMD EPYC 7502P 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

AMD EPYC 7502P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 46% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 180 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2972 vs 2023

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 Nov 2020 vs 7 Aug 2019
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2972 vs 2023

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7502P

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51054 vs 13220

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
L1 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51054 vs 13220

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2972

2023

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13220

51054

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2972	2023
PassMark - CPU mark	13220	51054
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11613

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	AMD EPYC 7502P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	$2300
OPN PIB	100-100000059WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000059
Place in performance rating	489	655
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Family		EPYC
Processor Number		7502P
Series		7002
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	12	32
Number of threads	24	64
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	x16, x8
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
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™)