AMD EPYC 9124 vs AMD EPYC 7282

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 and AMD EPYC 7282 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.

AMD EPYC 9124

AMD EPYC 7282

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2229 vs 2055
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60915 vs 53774

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229 vs 2055
PassMark - CPU mark	60915 vs 53774

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7282

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 67% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 200 Watt

L2 cache	8 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7282

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2229

2055

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60915

53774

Name	AMD EPYC 9124	AMD EPYC 7282
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229	2055
PassMark - CPU mark	60915	53774

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9124	AMD EPYC 7282
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1083	$650
Place in performance rating	297	443
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-100000078WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000078
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	120 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		4.0