EPYC 9124 vs EPYC 7662
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7662 outperforms EPYC 9124 by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 7662 and EPYC 9124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 49 | 180 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 22.63 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 19.09 | 13.09 |
| 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 7662 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 128 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | 30 |
| L1 cache | 4 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 32 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 7662 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) | 225 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7662 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 7662 and EPYC 9124 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7662 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 7662 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 45.13 | 27.50 |
| Recency | 19 February 2020 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 16 |
| Threads | 128 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 200 Watt |
EPYC 7662 has a 64.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
EPYC 9124, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 12.5% lower power consumption.
The EPYC 7662 is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 9124 in performance tests.
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