AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD EPYC 7502P

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7900 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900

AMD EPYC 7502P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7900

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 61% higher clock speed: 5.4 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4141 vs 2023

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Jan 2023 vs 7 Aug 2019
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	5.4 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4141 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
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% 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
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 51054 vs 48529

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
L1 cache	2 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	51054 vs 48529

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7900
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7502P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4141

2023

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

48529

51054

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 7900	AMD EPYC 7502P
PassMark - Single thread mark	4141	2023
PassMark - CPU mark	48529	51054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	97.64
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	31.051
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11047

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900	AMD EPYC 7502P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 4
Launch date	14 Jan 2023	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$429	$2300
OPN Tray	100-000000590
Place in performance rating	10	655
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Family		EPYC
Processor Number		7502P
Series		7002
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	768 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	47 °C
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	5.4 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	12	32
Number of threads	24	64
Transistor count	13140 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	8
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM5	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	180 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	128
PCI Express revision	5.0	4.0
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)