EPYC 8224PN vs EPYC 9124

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9124 and EPYC 8224PN processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking172not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.54no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency13.15no data
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Siena (2023−2024)
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)18 September 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,083$1,015

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 9124 and EPYC 8224PN 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads3248
Base clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm5 nm
Die size4x 72 mm22x 73 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors26,280 million17,750 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9124 and EPYC 8224PN 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 configuration21
SocketSP5SP6
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9124 and EPYC 8224PN. 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 9124 and EPYC 8224PN are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9124 and EPYC 8224PN. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5
Maximum memory size6 TiBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9124 and EPYC 8224PN.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes12896

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 November 2022 18 September 2023
Physical cores 16 24
Threads 32 48
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 120 Watt

EPYC 8224PN has an age advantage of 10 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

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