AMD · EPYC 7002 · 2019 · SP3
The AMD EPYC 7542 is a server processor with 32 cores, released in 2019 at an MSRP of $3,400. It is part of the EPYC 7002 lineup, using the EPYC 7002 platform, and fits the SP3 socket. Internally, it is built on the "Zen 2" architecture. Thanks to AMD Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT), each core can handle two instruction streams simultaneously, yielding a total of 64 threads for improved parallelism. The EPYC 7542 has a base clock of 2.9 GHz and can boost up to 3.4 GHz depending on workload and thermal headroom. AMD manufactures the "Zen 2" silicon on a TSMC 7nm process node. This processor supports DDR4 memory across 8 channels, up to 4TB total, with ECC support standard for data integrity in server workloads. It supports both single-socket (1P) and dual-socket (2P) configurations, with 128 lanes of PCIe 4.0 available for storage, networking and accelerators. With a TDP of 225W, the EPYC 7542 runs hot and requires a capable cooling setup. The cache hierarchy consists of 32KB/core of L1, 512KB/core of L2, and 128MB of L3 cache — a substantial cache pool well suited to memory-bound enterprise and virtualization workloads.
2nd Gen EPYC 'Rome' — Zen 2 SKU, AMD's first x86 server CPU on 7nm and the first with PCIe 4.0 support.
| Brand | AMD |
|---|---|
| Family | EPYC 7002 |
| Series | EPYC 7002 |
| Architecture | Zen 2 |
| Codename | Rome |
| Launch year | 2019 |
| Cores | 32 |
| Threads | 64 |
| Base clock | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 32KB/core |
| L2 cache | 512KB/core |
| L3 cache | 128MB |
| TDP | 225W |
| Socket | SP3 |
| Process | TSMC 7nm |
| Memory type | DDR4 |
| Memory channels | 8 |
| Max memory | 4TB |
| PCIe lanes | 128 (PCIe 4.0) |
| ECC memory | Yes |
| Socket scalability | 1P and 2P |
| Launch MSRP | $3,400 |
| OEM / tray part number | 100-000000075 |