EPYC 7662 vs EPYC 7702

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7702 and EPYC 7662 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	43	41
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.24	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	19 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,450	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7702 and EPYC 7662 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	128	128
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.35 GHz	3.3 GHz
Multiplier	20	20
L1 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L2 cache	32 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	256 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7702 and EPYC 7662 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	TR4	Socket SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7702 and EPYC 7662. 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 7702 and EPYC 7662 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7702 and EPYC 7662. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	45.22	46.74
Recency	7 August 2019	19 February 2020
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	225 Watt

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