AMD EPYC 7663 vs AMD EPYC 9254

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7663 and AMD EPYC 9254 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7663

  • 32 more cores, run more applications at once: 56 vs 24
  • 64 more threads: 112 vs 48
  • 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 1223338.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 82087 vs 67847
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 56 vs 24
Number of threads 112 vs 48
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 256 MB (shared) vs 128MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 82087 vs 67847

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9254

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.15 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 240 Watt
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3199 vs 2606
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Nov 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency 4.15 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt vs 240 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3199 vs 2606

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7663
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9254

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2606
3199
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
82087
67847
Name AMD EPYC 7663 AMD EPYC 9254
PassMark - Single thread mark 2606 3199
PassMark - CPU mark 82087 67847

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 7663 AMD EPYC 9254

Essentials

Launch date 15 Mar 2021 10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $6366 $2299
Place in performance rating 120 106

Performance

Base frequency 2000 MHz 2.9 GHz
Die size 8x 81 mm² 4x 72 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 256 MB (shared) 128MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 5 nm
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 4.15 GHz
Number of cores 56 24
Number of threads 112 48
Transistor count 33,200 million 26,280 million
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Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 225 Watt 200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Sockets supported SP3 SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 240 Watt 200 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 128 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)