AMD EPYC 7542 vs AMD EPYC 7532: comparison

Comparison of AMD EPYC 7542 and AMD EPYC 7532: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

AMD EPYC 7542 has a higher base clock (2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz) and a higher maximum clock (3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz).

At the same time, AMD EPYC 7532 has a larger L3 cache (256 MB vs 128 MB) and a lower TDP (200 W vs 225 W).

Both processors match on: core count (32), thread count (64), memory channels (8), PCIe version (4).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterAMD EPYC 7542AMD EPYC 7532
Cores / threads 32 / 64 32 / 64
Max boost clock 3.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
L3 cache 128 MB 256 MB
TDP 225 W 200 W

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter AMD EPYC 7542 AMD EPYC 7532
General
Segment Server Server
Product line AMD EPYC 7002 Series AMD EPYC 7002 Series
Product family AMD EPYC AMD EPYC
Recommended customer price 3.4 USD 2.38 USD
Target workloads Analytics, CAE/CFD/FEA, ERM/SCM/CRM apps, Media streaming, Medium capacity data mgmt (NR/RDBMS), VDI, VM Density Analytics, CAE/CFD/FEA, ERM/SCM/CRM apps, Media streaming, Medium capacity data mgmt (NR/RDBMS), VDI, VM Density
CPU
Cores 32 32
Threads 64 64
Base clock 2.9 GHz 2.4 GHz
Max boost clock 3.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
L3 cache 128 MB 256 MB
TDP 225 W 200 W
Memory
Memory types DDR4 DDR4
Memory channels 8 8
Max memory speed 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max memory bandwidth 204.8 GB/s 204.8 GB/s
Graphics
Has integrated graphics No No
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 4 4
Package and thermal
Sockets supported SP3 SP3
Max CPU configuration 2 2
Security and virtualization
Supported technologies AMD Infinity Architecture AMD Infinity Architecture
Identifiers
Product ID (OEM) 100-000000075 100-000000136
Product ID (Box) 100-100000075WOF 100-000000136WOF

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