EPYC 9654P vs Opteron 6274

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6274 and EPYC 9654P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1430	5
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.91	6.98
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Interlagos (2011−2012)	Genoa
Release date	14 November 2011 (12 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$909	$10,625
Current price	$362 (0.4x MSRP)	$5987 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9654P has 667% better value for money than Opteron 6274.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6274 and EPYC 9654P 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	96
Threads	16	192
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB (shared)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8.00391 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	316 mm2	12x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	2,400 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6274 and EPYC 9654P 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	G34	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6274 and EPYC 9654P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6274 and EPYC 9654P are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6274 and EPYC 9654P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	460.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6274 and EPYC 9654P.

PCIe version	2.0	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.

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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.

EPYC 9654P outperforms Opteron 6274 by 1918% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.65	73.67
Recency	14 November 2011	10 November 2022
Physical cores	16	96
Threads	16	192
Cost	$909	$10625
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	360 Watt

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