EPYC 9654 vs EPYC 9474F

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9474F and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	11	6
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.58	1.36
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	17.38	19.90
Architecture codename	Genoa (2022−2023)	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,780	$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9474F has 310% better value for money than EPYC 9654.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9474F 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 cores	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)	96
Threads	96	192
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Multiplier	36	24
L1 cache	3 MB	6 MB
L2 cache	48 MB	96 MB
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	8x 72 mm2	12x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	52,560 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9474F 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 configuration	2	2
Socket	SP5	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9474F 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 9474F and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9474F and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	6 TiB	6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	460.8 GB/s	460.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9474F and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	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	66.11	75.70
Physical cores	48	96
Threads	96	192

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