AMD EPYC 9124 vs AMD EPYC 7352

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 and AMD EPYC 7352 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 7352

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

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

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7352

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
786432x 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 29% lower typical power consumption: 155 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2040 vs 2028
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65921 vs 60179

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	155 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2040 vs 2028
PassMark - CPU mark	65921 vs 60179

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7352

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2028

2040

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60179

65921

Name	AMD EPYC 9124	AMD EPYC 7352
PassMark - Single thread mark	2028	2040
PassMark - CPU mark	60179	65921

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9124	AMD EPYC 7352
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1083	$1350
Place in performance rating	386	316
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-100000077WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000077
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of threads	32	48
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	2
Sockets supported	SP5	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	155 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