AMD EPYC 8324P vs AMD EPYC 9124

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 8324P and AMD EPYC 9124 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 8324P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
  • 32 more threads: 64 vs 32
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2097152x 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 11% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2367 vs 2346
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 Sep 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Number of cores 32 vs 16
Number of threads 64 vs 32
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB (shared) vs 64MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2367 vs 2346

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63027 vs 57127
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 63027 vs 57127

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 8324P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9124

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2367
2346
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
57127
63027
Name AMD EPYC 8324P AMD EPYC 9124
PassMark - Single thread mark 2367 2346
PassMark - CPU mark 57127 63027

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 8324P AMD EPYC 9124

Essentials

Launch date 18 Sep 2023 10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $1895 $1083
Place in performance rating 366 310

Performance

Base frequency 2.65 GHz 3 GHz
Die size 4x 73 mm² 4x 72 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 75°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 32 16
Number of threads 64 32
Transistor count 35,500 million 26,280 million
Unlocked

Memory

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

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 155-225 Watt 200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported SP6 SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 200 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 96 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)