EPYC 7543P vs EPYC 7552

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7552 and EPYC 7543P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	75	55
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.95	12.50
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	18.26	17.66
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,025	$2,730

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7543P has 80% better value for money than EPYC 7552.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7552 and EPYC 7543P 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	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	96	64
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.35 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	22	28
L1 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	192 mm2	8x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	3,800 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7552 and EPYC 7543P 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	SP3	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7552 and EPYC 7543P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7552 and EPYC 7543P are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7552 and EPYC 7543P. 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	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7552 and EPYC 7543P.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
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	40.04	43.58
Recency	7 August 2019	12 January 2021
Physical cores	48	32
Threads	96	64
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	225 Watt

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