AMD EPYC 7252 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD EPYC 7252 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD EPYC series. To use the AMD EPYC 7252, you'll need a motherboard with a SP3 socket.
Name: AMD EPYC 7252
Family: AMD EPYC
Group: AMD EPYC 7002
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7252 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7252 is 3.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.2 GHz

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR4-3200
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 8
Bandwidth: 85.3 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 120 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 120 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7252 is manufactured using a 7 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 64.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: SP3
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 64.0 MB
Architecture: Rome (Zen 2)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2019
Release price: 790 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
19670
19670
AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
19670
19670
AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
19617
19617
Intel Core i5-12400F
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
19559
19559
Intel Core i5-12400
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
19559
19559

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-10700KF
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
9268
9268
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
9265
9265
AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
9264
9264
Intel Core i7-1270P
12C 16T @ 2.2 GHz
9260
9260
Intel Xeon Gold 6250
8C 16T @ 3.9 GHz
9251
9251

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7272
12C 24T @ 2.9 GHz
1007
1007
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1004
1004
AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
1004
1004
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1004
1004
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
1002
1002

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7282
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
373
373
AMD EPYC 7232P
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
372
372
AMD EPYC 7252
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
372
372
AMD EPYC 7232P
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
372
372
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
367
367