AMD EPYC 7551 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2021-07-27

The AMD EPYC 7551 has 32 cores with 64 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the AMD EPYC series. The processor uses a mainboard with the SP3 socket and was released in Q3/2017.

CPU lineage The segment in which we have classified the AMD EPYC 7551. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD EPYC 7551.
Name:	AMD EPYC 7551
Family:	AMD EPYC
CPU group:	AMD EPYC 7001
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	1
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	AMD EPYC 7552

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 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	32 / 64
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	32x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (32 Cores):	2.55 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 7551 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD EPYC 7551 uses the no iGPU, which has texture shaders and execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Execution units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to memory in 8 (Octa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type:	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	8 (Octa Channel)
Bandwidth:	--
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 128
AES-NI:	Yes

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 180 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	180 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7551 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 64.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	SP3
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	64.00 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, AVX2, FMA3
Release date:	Q3/2017
Release price:	3200 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD EPYC 7551 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i7-7820X 8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz	18634
	Intel Xeon W-2140B 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	18620
	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz	18462
	AMD EPYC 7551 32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz	18439
	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	18435
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	18322
	Intel Core i9-11900T 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	18282

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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-4330M 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	134
	Intel Pentium G3450 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	133
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	133
	AMD EPYC 7551 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	132
	AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	132
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	132
	Intel Core i3-8100T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	132

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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz	3873
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F 28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz	3873
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8176M 28C 56T @ 2.50 GHz	3873
	AMD EPYC 7551 32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz	3838
	AMD EPYC 7551P 32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz	3838
	Intel Core i9-10980XE 18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz	3800
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 26C 52T @ 2.60 GHz	3720

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-4710HQ 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3538
	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	3531
	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	3531
	AMD EPYC 7551 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	3528
	AMD EPYC 7551P 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	3528
	AMD EPYC 7501 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	3528
	AMD EPYC 7401 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	3528

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 7501 32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz	68033
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 26C 52T @ 2.50 GHz	67559
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M 26C 52T @ 2.50 GHz	67559
	AMD EPYC 7551 32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz	66755
	AMD EPYC 7551P 32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz	66755
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz	66654
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	64908

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

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-7260U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1.64
	Intel Core i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1.64
	Intel Xeon Gold 5120T 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	1.64
	AMD EPYC 7551 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	1.63
	Intel Pentium Gold G5400T 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1.63
	AMD EPYC 7551P 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	1.63
	AMD EPYC 7501 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	1.63

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

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 7501 32C 64T @ 2.60 GHz	39.63
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 26C 52T @ 2.50 GHz	39.53
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M 26C 52T @ 2.50 GHz	39.53
	AMD EPYC 7551 32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz	38.89
	AMD EPYC 7551P 32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz	38.89
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	37.91
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	37.86

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824 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
835 entries

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