AMD EPYC 9224 vs AMD EPYC 7443

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9224 and AMD EPYC 7443 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 9224

AMD EPYC 7443

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9224

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm+
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 92938 vs 87675

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm+
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	92938 vs 87675

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7443

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
524288x 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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2979 vs 2866

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2979 vs 2866

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9224
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7443

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2866

2979

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

92938

87675

Name	AMD EPYC 9224	AMD EPYC 7443
PassMark - Single thread mark	2866	2979
PassMark - CPU mark	92938	87675

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9224	AMD EPYC 7443
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1825	$2010
Place in performance rating	50	55
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000340WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000340
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.85 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1536 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm+
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	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		190.73 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt	165-200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	200 Watt
Socket Count		2P
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
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™)