AMD EPYC 7501 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD EPYC 7501 features 32 processor cores and has the capability to manage 64 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2017 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD EPYC series. To use the AMD EPYC 7501, you'll need a motherboard with a SP3 socket.
Name: AMD EPYC 7501
Family: AMD EPYC
Group: AMD EPYC 7001
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7501 has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7501 is 2.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.0 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 32
Threads: 64
Cores: 32x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.0 GHz

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 8
Bandwidth: 170.6 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 180 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): 180 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7501 is manufactured using a 14 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: 14 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: SP3
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 64.0 MB
Architecture: Naples (Zen)
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: Q3/2017
Release price: 2750 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.2 GHz
70747
70747
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
26C 52T @ 2.0 GHz
69884
69884
AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
68033
68033
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
26C 52T @ 2.1 GHz
67559
67559
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
26C 52T @ 2.1 GHz
67559
67559

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon W-1370P
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
24989
24989
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
24939
24939
AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
24936
24936
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
24812
24812
Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.2 GHz
24788
24788

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.2 GHz
4068
4068
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
24C 48T @ 2.7 GHz
4002
4002
AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
3912
3912
Intel Core i9-12900
16C 24T @ 2.4 GHz
3911
3911
Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 2.4 GHz
3911
3911

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7401
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
3528
3528
AMD EPYC 7401P
24C 48T @ 2.0 GHz
3528
3528
AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
3528
3528
AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
3528
3528
AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
3528
3528

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
837
837
Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
837
837
AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
837
837
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
837
837
Intel Xeon D-1540
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
837
837

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-6700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
806
806
Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
806
806
AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
806
806
Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
806
806
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
806
806

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
26C 52T @ 2.0 GHz
40.9
40.9
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 2.2 GHz
39.9
39.9
AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
39.6
39.6
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
26C 52T @ 2.1 GHz
39.5
39.5
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
26C 52T @ 2.1 GHz
39.5
39.5

Monero Hashrate kH/s

AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
32.5
32.5
AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
32.5
32.5
AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
32.5
32.5
AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
32.5
32.5
AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
32.5
32.5

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1.6
1.6
AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
1.6
1.6
AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
1.6
1.6
AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
1.6
1.6
AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
1.6
1.6