Xeon 6952P vs EPYC 7552

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7552 and Xeon 6952P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	75	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.39	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	18.26	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,025	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7552 and Xeon 6952P 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)	96
Threads	96	192
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	5 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	3,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7552 and Xeon 6952P 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
Socket	SP3	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7552 and Xeon 6952P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

EPYC 7552 and Xeon 6952P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7552 and Xeon 6952P 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 7552 and Xeon 6952P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
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 Xeon 6952P.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 August 2019	24 September 2024
Physical cores	48	96
Threads	96	192
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	400 Watt

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