Ryzen Z2 A vs EPYC 7551

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	564	1297
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.98	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	3.46	8.94
Designer	AMD	AMD
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date	20 June 2017 (8 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,400	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7551 and Ryzen Z2 A 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	64	8
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	3 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	no data
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	19200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7551 and Ryzen Z2 A 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	TR4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7551 and Ryzen Z2 A. 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 Ryzen Z2 A are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7551 and Ryzen Z2 A. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7551 and Ryzen Z2 A.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.75	5.93
Physical cores	32	4
Threads	64	8
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	28 Watt

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