EPYC 9454P vs EPYC 9684X

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9684X
2023
96 cores / 192 threads, 400 Watt
76.02
+26%
EPYC 9454P
2022
48 cores / 96 threads, 290 Watt
60.35

EPYC 9684X outperforms EPYC 9454P by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9684X and EPYC 9454P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.57
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency17.9919.69
Architecture codenameGenoa-X (2023)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$14,756$4,598

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9684X and EPYC 9454P have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9684X and EPYC 9454P 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 cores9648 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads19296
Base clock speed2.55 GHz2.75 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplierno data27.5
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache1152 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size12x 72 mm28x 72 mm2
Number of transistors135,240 million52,560 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9684X and EPYC 9454P 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
SocketSP5SP5
Power consumption (TDP)400 Watt290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9684X and EPYC 9454P. 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 9684X and EPYC 9454P are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9684X and EPYC 9454P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9684X and EPYC 9454P.

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 9684X 76.02
+26%
EPYC 9454P 60.35

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 9684X 120760
+26%
EPYC 9454P 95863

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 9684X 2068
+4.8%
EPYC 9454P 1973

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 9684X 21442
+12.1%
EPYC 9454P 19121

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 76.02 60.35
Recency 13 June 2023 10 November 2022
Physical cores 96 48
Threads 192 96
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 290 Watt

EPYC 9684X has a 26% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

EPYC 9454P, on the other hand, has 37.9% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9684X is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 9454P in performance tests.


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