EPYC 7502P vs Ryzen 7 1700
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7502P outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by a whopping 240% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and EPYC 7502P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 750 | 110 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.30 | 15.72 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Zen 2 (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 2 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 7 August 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $2,300 |
| Current price | $237 (0.7x MSRP) | $1681 (0.7x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 7502P has 89% better value for money than Ryzen 7 1700.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 1700 and EPYC 7502P 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.35 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16384 KB | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and EPYC 7502P 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and EPYC 7502P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA3 | no data |
| AVX | + | + |
| XFR | - | no data |
| SenseMI | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and EPYC 7502P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and EPYC 7502P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and EPYC 7502P.
| PCIe version | n/a | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
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 7502P outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 240% based on our aggregate 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 7502P outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 240% 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 7502P outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 1% 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 7502P outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 69% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.58 | 32.57 |
| Recency | 2 March 2017 | 7 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 32 |
| Threads | 16 | 64 |
| Cost | $329 | $2300 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 180 Watt |
The EPYC 7502P is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 1700 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 1700 is a desktop processor while EPYC 7502P is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 1700 and EPYC 7502P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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