EPYC 7532 vs EPYC 7272

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7272 and EPYC 7532 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	430	118
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.10	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	12.43	15.63
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	19 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$625	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7272 and EPYC 7532 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	24	64
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Multiplier	29	24
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	256 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	3,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7272 and EPYC 7532 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)	no data
Socket	SP3	Socket SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7272 and EPYC 7532. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7272 and EPYC 7532 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7272 and EPYC 7532. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7272 and EPYC 7532.

PCIe version	4.0	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.84	33.21
Recency	7 August 2019	19 February 2020
Physical cores	12	32
Threads	24	64
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	200 Watt

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