EPYC 9124 vs EPYC 7532

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7532 and EPYC 9124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	118	173
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	21.22
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	15.71	13.10
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	19 February 2020 (4 years ago)	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,083

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7532 and EPYC 9124 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	64	32
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	24	30
L1 cache	2 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	4x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	26,280 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7532 and EPYC 9124 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	no data	2
Socket	Socket SP3	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7532 and EPYC 9124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7532 and EPYC 9124 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7532 and EPYC 9124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7532 and EPYC 9124.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	33.21	27.68
Recency	19 February 2020	10 November 2022
Physical cores	32	16
Threads	64	32
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm

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