AMD Epyc 7501 VS AMD Ryzen 7 1700X — differences in specs

Comparison of video cards AMD Epyc 7501 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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Higher clock speed

3.40 GHz 2.00 GHz

Around -70% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

3.80 GHz 3.00 GHz

Around 21% better overclocked clock speed
Performance per watt

95 W 180 W

About 1.89 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of AMD Epyc 7501

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More number of cores

32 8

4 times more cores

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Epyc 7501

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and AMD Epyc 7501 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Epyc 7501
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	AMD Ryzen AMD Epyc
Generation	1 1
CPU group	AMD Ryzen 1000 AMD Epyc 7001
Successor	-- AMD Epyc 7502

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Epyc 7501 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.40 GHz 2.00 GHz
CPU Cores	8 32
Turbo (1 Core)	3.80 GHz 3.00 GHz
CPU Threads	16 64
Hyperthreading	Yes Yes
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and AMD Epyc 7501 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and AMD Epyc 7501. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	No No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and AMD Epyc 7501 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
ECC	Yes Yes
Memory channels	2 8
PCIe version	3.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	20 128

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and AMD Epyc 7501.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 7 1700X or AMD Epyc 7501? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	95 W 180 W
Tjunction max.	95 °C --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and AMD Epyc 7501 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L3-Cache	16.00 MB 64.00 MB
Architecture	Summit Ridge (Zen) Naples (Zen)
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Socket	AM4 SP3
Release date	Q1/2017 Q3/2017