AMD EPYC 9354 vs AMD EPYC 7532

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9354 and AMD EPYC 7532 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 7532

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9354

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2881 vs 2039
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 112027 vs 78110

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 19 Feb 2020
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881 vs 2039
PassMark - CPU mark	112027 vs 78110

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7532

524288x 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 40% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 280 Watt

L2 cache	16 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9354
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7532

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2881

2039

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

112027

78110

Name	AMD EPYC 9354	AMD EPYC 7532
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881	2039
PassMark - CPU mark	112027	78110

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9354	AMD EPYC 7532
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	19 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$3420
Place in performance rating	45	345
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-000000136WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000136
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.25 GHz	2.4 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	32	32
Number of threads	64	64
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	12	8
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 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	200 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	128
PCIe configurations	5.0	x16, x8
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™)