AMD EPYC 7551 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD EPYC 7551 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 7551, you'll need a motherboard with a SP3 socket.
Name: AMD EPYC 7551
Family: AMD EPYC
Group: AMD EPYC 7001
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7551 has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7551 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: DDR4-2666
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 7551 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: 3200 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
26C 52T @ 2.1 GHz
67559
67559
AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
66755
66755
AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
66755
66755
AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
66755
66755
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
66654
66654

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
21625
21625
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
21620
21620
AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
21604
21604
AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
8C 16T @ 2.7 GHz
21490
21490
Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
16C 32T @ 2.1 GHz
21452
21452

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
28C 56T @ 2.1 GHz
3873
3873
AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
3838
3838
AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
3838
3838
AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
3838
3838
Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
3800
3800

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

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

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
26C 52T @ 2.1 GHz
39.5
39.5
AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
38.9
38.9
AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
38.9
38.9
AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
38.9
38.9
Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 2.6 GHz
37.9
37.9

Monero Hashrate kH/s

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 7551
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

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

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