EPYC 9654 vs EPYC 9454P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9454P
2022
48 cores / 96 threads, 290 Watt
60.35
EPYC 9654
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
75.70
+25.4%

EPYC 9654 outperforms EPYC 9454P by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9454P and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking166
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.571.36
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCAMD EPYC
Power efficiency19.6919.90
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,598$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9454P has 604% better value for money than EPYC 9654.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9454P and EPYC 9654 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 cores48 (Octatetraconta-Core)96
Threads96192
Base clock speed2.75 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.75 GHz2.4 GHz
Multiplier27.524
L1 cache3 MB6 MB
L2 cache48 MB96 MB
L3 cache256 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size8x 72 mm212x 72 mm2
Number of transistors52,560 million78,840 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9454P and EPYC 9654 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 configuration12
SocketSP5SP5
Power consumption (TDP)290 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9454P and EPYC 9654. 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 9454P and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9454P and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size6 TiB6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/s460.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9454P and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes128128

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. 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.

EPYC 9454P 60.35
EPYC 9654 75.70
+25.4%

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.

EPYC 9454P 95863
EPYC 9654 120246
+25.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 9454P 1973
+7.4%
EPYC 9654 1837

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 9454P 19121
+1.5%
EPYC 9654 18836

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 60.35 75.70
Physical cores 48 96
Threads 96 192
Power consumption (TDP) 290 Watt 360 Watt

EPYC 9454P has 24.1% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 25.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 9454P in performance tests.


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