EPYC 7532 vs EPYC 7261

Place in the ranking	996	118
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	3.90	15.71
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	14 June 2018 (6 years ago)	19 February 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7532 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	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Multiplier	25	24
L1 cache	768 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	213 mm²	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	19200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7532 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)	no data
Socket	SP3	Socket SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	155 W, 170 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7532. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7532 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7532. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7532.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	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 7261 7.04

EPYC 7532 33.33
+373%

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.

EPYC 7261 11149

EPYC 7532 52755
+373%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.04	33.33
Recency	14 June 2018	19 February 2020
Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	200 Watt

EPYC 7261 has 29% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7532, on the other hand, has a 373.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7532 is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7261 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7261 and EPYC 7532, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.