EPYC 7552 vs Ryzen Threadripper 1977

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1977 and EPYC 7552 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated75
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.38
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data18.24
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release dateno data7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,025

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1977 and EPYC 7552 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threadsno data96
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache128 KB (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache32768 KB192 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistorsno data3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1977 and EPYC 7552 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketSP3r2SP3
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1977 and EPYC 7552. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1977 and EPYC 7552 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1977 and EPYC 7552. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1977 and EPYC 7552.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 14 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 200 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 1977 has 29% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7552, on the other hand, has 242.9% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 1977 and EPYC 7552. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 1977 is a desktop processor while EPYC 7552 is a server/workstation one.


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