EPYC 7252 vs EPYC 7251

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7251 and EPYC 7252 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	743	570
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.78	16.49
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	7 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$574	$475
Current price	$348 (0.6x MSRP)	$399 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7252 has 143% better value for money than EPYC 7251.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7251 and EPYC 7252 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	192 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7251 and EPYC 7252 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	TR4	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7251 and EPYC 7252. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7251 and EPYC 7252 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7251 and EPYC 7252. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	153.652 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7251 and EPYC 7252.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7252 outperforms EPYC 7251 by 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.66	12.55
Recency	29 June 2017	7 August 2019
Cost	$574	$475
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm

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