EPYC 7203 vs EPYC 7252

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7252 and EPYC 7203 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking621not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.27no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency9.64no data
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)5 September 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$475$338

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 7252 and EPYC 7203 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm7 nm
Die size192 mm22x 81 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million8,300 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7252 and EPYC 7203 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketTR4SP3
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7252 and EPYC 7203. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7252 and EPYC 7203 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7252 and EPYC 7203. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size4 TiBno data
Max memory channels8no data
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
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 EPYC 7252 and EPYC 7203.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 August 2019 5 September 2023

EPYC 7203 has an age advantage of 4 years.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 7252 and EPYC 7203. We've got no test results to judge.


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