AMD EPYC 7302 vs EPYC 7282

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Combined performance score

EPYC 7282
19.24

EPYC 7302 outperforms EPYC 7282 by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing EPYC 7282 and EPYC 7302 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking261212
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money13.6415.14
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2019−2020)Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date7 August 2019 (4 years old)7 August 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$650$978
Current price$965 (1.5x MSRP)$1019 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7302 has 11% better value for money than EPYC 7282.

Technical specs

EPYC 7282 and EPYC 7302 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3232
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size192 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7282 and EPYC 7302 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketTR4TR4
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7282 and EPYC 7302. 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 7282 and EPYC 7302 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7282 and EPYC 7302. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size4 TiB4 TiB
Max memory channels88
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 7282 19.24
EPYC 7302 21.49
+11.7%

EPYC 7302 outperforms EPYC 7282 by 12% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

EPYC 7282 29548
EPYC 7302 33002
+11.7%

EPYC 7302 outperforms EPYC 7282 by 12% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

EPYC 7282 1248
+6%
EPYC 7302 1177

EPYC 7282 outperforms EPYC 7302 by 6% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

EPYC 7282 9071
EPYC 7302 9406
+3.7%

EPYC 7302 outperforms EPYC 7282 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 19.24 21.49
Cost $650 $978
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 155 Watt

The EPYC 7302 is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7282 in performance tests.


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