AMD Epyc 7551P Review

Discover the Epyc 7551P! This Server processor is a star in AMD's high-end portfolio. Released in 2017, it sports 32 cores and 64 threads. It has a base frequency of 2GHz, can reach up to 3GHz, and has a power rating of 180W, ready to enhance your gaming rig. The Epyc 7551P is built using the Rome 14nm process and is a part of the esteemed EPYC series.

The AMD Epyc 7551P is another epic drop from Team AMD, cranking things up in the neverending AMD vs Intel CPU war. But hey, core count ain't everything, especially for playing the hottest PC games. Single-core performance gotta be on point too.

Can the AMD Epyc 7551P finally dethrone the king of mainstream CPUs, the Xeon Platinum 8160? It's a maybe. The Epyc 7551P doesn't quite reach the same single-core performance as its rival, but more games are starting to use all those threads, so who cares!

The AMD Epyc 7551P is an absolute monster, just like its 32 cores, 64 threads, and hefty price tag suggest. This is the top dog of mainstream processors, the king you've been waiting for. Games, video editing, 3D work – the Epyc 7551P handles it all with ease. Bow down to the king!

Heads up though, there are still a few tasks where the Xeon Platinum 8160 might perform a bit better. Think super old, single-threaded games like World of Warcraft. But even that gap is closing in fast. catching up!

The past few years, AMD has been clawing its way to the top of the desktop CPU game, and with the AMD Epyc 7551P, they've finally reached the peak. Move over Intel, there's a new sheriff in town!

AMD just unleashed its Zen architecture, raising the stakes in the high-stakes battle for desktop PC dominance against Intel. This new lineup of chips pushes core counts and raw power to crazy high levels, threatening Intel's reign for the first time in a decade. Buckle up, it's about to get intense!

The Epyc 7551P sits just below the mighty Epyc 7601 with its fancy 14nm compute die and beefy 32 cores and 64 threads. While the Epyc 7601 might seem like the obvious winner, AMD has done some magic to keep the Epyc 7551P's single compute die design efficient. Plus, the higher TDP allows for more aggressive boost clocks. This means the Epyc 7551P could actually compete with the Epyc 7601 in some games – who knew?

We already went deep into the nitty-gritty details of the Zen chip design in our reviews of the AMD Epyc 7601 and Epyc 7501. If you want to learn more about the Epyc 7551P's architecture (which is identical to the Epyc 7501), head over there!

Alright, listen up. When it comes to pure gaming performance, Intel still holds the crown. If squeezing out every last frame per second is your top priority, then a Intel CPU might be the better choice. But here's the thing: that advantage shrinks at higher resolutions or if you pair the CPU with a less powerful graphics card. mattersToo

For gamers on a budget who aren't afraid of a little overclocking and have decent cooling, the Epyc 7501 is a solid option. You can get pretty much the same performance as the Epyc 7551P (especially for gaming) by overclocking it a bit. Plus, it's cheaper! This is why we gave the Epyc 7501 an Editor's Choice award.

The high number of threads (over 7!) in the AMD Epyc 7551P makes it a monster for tasks that use all the cores at once (multi-threaded workloads), especially for the price. If you edit a lot of videos or work with giant spreadsheets, the Epyc 7551P will give you a noticeable performance boost.

For gamers, both the Xeon Platinum 8160 and Epyc 7551P are great choices. They're neck and neck, with a slight edge to the Intel CPU if you don't overclock it. The Epyc 7551P's base performance can be achieved with cheaper RAM (around $90), whereas the Xeon Platinum 8160 needs faster RAM ($110-$120) to hit the frame rates we showed. The price difference is small though, and with anything less than an RTX 2070 or Vega 64 graphics card, your GPU will bottleneck your performance anyway. BottleneckAtPlay

The top-of-the-line AMD Epyc 7551P is a beast! This high-end CPU packs 32 cores and a whopping 64 threads. It clocks in at 2GHz base speed and can boost up to 3GHz. It beats everything in its path, including Intel's Xeon Platinum and Xeon Platinum processors, and even outperforms the 32-core series.

The Epyc 7551P is a great choice for both gaming and content creation, thanks to its high performance (0.98%) and at least 12 threads. Live streaming, eSports, and uploading gameplay videos are becoming increasingly popular, and this CPU can handle it all.

The Epyc 7551P boosts up to the advertised 3 GHz, and with AMD's software you can push one core even higher to 3+0.1 GHz. But don't expect much beyond that without a serious cooler upgrade and manual voltage tweaks.