AMD EPYC 9354 vs AMD EPYC 74F3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9354 and AMD EPYC 74F3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 9354

AMD EPYC 74F3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9354

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm+
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 108029 vs 95621

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm+
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	108029 vs 95621

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 74F3

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
393216x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2982 vs 2727

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2982 vs 2727

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9354
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 74F3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2727

2982

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

108029

95621

Name	AMD EPYC 9354	AMD EPYC 74F3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2727	2982
PassMark - CPU mark	108029	95621

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9354	AMD EPYC 74F3
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3420	$2900
Place in performance rating	32	36
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000317WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000317
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.25 GHz	3.2 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm+
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	32	24
Number of threads	64	48
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	12	8
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	240 Watt
Configurable TDP		225-240 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCIe configurations	5.0
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)