AMD EPYC 7252 vs AMD EPYC 7502

Processor comparisons 19-03-2023

   For example you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD EPYC 7252 vs AMD EPYC 7502 and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, PCMark 10, Furmark, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, VeraCrypt, PassMark, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, MATLAB, AIDA64, Blender.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Fortnite
Cyberpunk 2077
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
Red Dead Redemption 2
Rainbow Six Siege
Last Man Standing
Death Stranding
Overwatch
Apex Legends
Valorant
Grand Theft Auto V
Valheim
Fallout 76
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
DOOM: Eternal
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Borderlands 3

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD EPYC 7502 or AMD EPYC 7252.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

EPYC 7252

55%

EPYC 7502

66%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7502 is 16% better than EPYC 7252. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 7252

58%

EPYC 7502

73%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	103.4	129.9
Valorant	117.5	147.7
Cyberpunk 2077	65.8	82.7
Apex Legends	110.4	138.8
Call of Duty Warzone	88.1	110.7
Overwatch	95.1	119.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	81.0	101.9
DOOM Eternal	58.7	73.8
Warzone	91.6	115.2
Assassin's Creed	98.7	124.0
Valheim	97.5	122.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 7252

27%

EPYC 7502

17%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the EPYC 7252 is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7502 as it consumes less power: 120W vs. 180W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7502
Cinbench 15 Single-core	242	160
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1856	6608
Cinbench 20 Single-core	433	391
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4126	14007
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1482	740
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11071	36424

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7502
Single-Core	1615	2094
Multi-Core	19724	53430

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7502
Single-Core	1001	939
Multi-Core	15066	41117

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD EPYC 7252	AMD EPYC 7502
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP3	SP3
Core name	Rome	Rome
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	42000 millions	64000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	120 W	180 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	85 GByte/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	64MB	128MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	100-000000080 100-100000080WOF	100-000000054 100-100000054WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 7252 is 19% better than EPYC 7502 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7502 has 24 more core than EPYC 7252. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7252 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7502 is better: 23
However, it should be understood that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD EPYC 7252 and AMD EPYC 7502 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 7252 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD EPYC 7252 specs and review.

• AMD EPYC 7502 specs and review.