EPYC 7402P vs Ryzen 7 1700X
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7402P outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by a whopping 179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1017 | 266 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.05 | 11.19 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 3.97 | 5.85 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Summit Ridge (2017) | Zen 2 (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 2 March 2017 (9 years ago) | 7 August 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $1,250 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 7402P has 267% better value for money than Ryzen 7 1700X.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 1700X and EPYC 7402P 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.35 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 34 | 28 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16384 KB | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and EPYC 7402P 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 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and EPYC 7402P. 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 | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| XFR | + | - |
| SenseMI | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and EPYC 7402P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and EPYC 7402P. 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 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 204.763 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and EPYC 7402P.
| PCIe version | n/a | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.93 | 24.94 |
| Recency | 2 March 2017 | 7 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 24 |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 180 Watt |
Ryzen 7 1700X has 89% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7402P, on the other hand, has a 179% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7402P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 1700X is a desktop processor while EPYC 7402P is a server/workstation one.
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