EPYC 7281 vs EPYC 7551

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7551 and EPYC 7281 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	401	542
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.23	4.64
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	8.59	7.57
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Naples (2017−2018)
Release date	20 June 2017 (7 years ago)	20 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,400	$650

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7281 has 277% better value for money than EPYC 7551.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7551 and EPYC 7281 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	64	32
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Multiplier	20	21
L1 cache	3 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	213 mm2
Number of transistors	19200 Million	19200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7551 and EPYC 7281 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)	180 Watt	155 W, 170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7551 and EPYC 7281. 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 7551 and EPYC 7281 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7551 and EPYC 7281. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7551 and EPYC 7281.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	128

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	16.40	13.66
Physical cores	32	16
Threads	64	32
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	155 Watt

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