Atom P5362 vs EPYC 7281
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7281 outperforms Atom P5362 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 783 | 1013 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.24 | 5.32 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.06 | 5.00 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Naples (2017−2018) | Snow Ridge (2020−2022) |
| Release date | 29 June 2017 (9 years ago) | 6 June 2022 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $650 | $708 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Atom P5362 has 138% better value for money than EPYC 7281.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of EPYC 7281 and Atom P5362: 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 4.5 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 27 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7281 and Atom P5362 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) | 1 |
| Socket | TR4 | FCBGA2106 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 83 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7281 and Atom P5362. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
EPYC 7281 and Atom P5362 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7281 and Atom P5362 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7281 and Atom P5362. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 170.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7281 and Atom P5362.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 32 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0, 3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 16 |
| Integrated IDE | no data | - |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | + |
| UART | no data | 3 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.65 | 10.09 |
| Recency | 29 June 2017 | 6 June 2022 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 24 |
| Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 83 Watt |
EPYC 7281 has a 25% higher aggregate performance score, and 33% more threads.
Atom P5362, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 105% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7281 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom P5362 in performance tests.
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