EPYC 9965 vs EPYC 7443P

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7443P and EPYC 9965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	102	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.25	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	17.01	no data
Architecture codename	Milan (2021−2023)	Turin (2024)
Release date	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,337	$14,813

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7443P and EPYC 9965 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	192
Threads	48	384
Base clock speed	2.85 GHz	2.25 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	28.5	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm+	3 nm
Die size	4x 81 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	16,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7443P and EPYC 9965 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	SP3	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7443P and EPYC 9965. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7443P and EPYC 9965 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7443P and EPYC 9965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7443P and EPYC 9965.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 March 2021	10 October 2024
Physical cores	24	192
Threads	48	384
Chip lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	500 Watt

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