AMD EPYC 9224 vs AMD EPYC 7453

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9224 and AMD EPYC 7453 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 7453

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9224

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.45 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm+
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2881 vs 2371
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 92518 vs 80327

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.45 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881 vs 2371
PassMark - CPU mark	92518 vs 80327

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7453

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 24
8 more threads: 56 vs 48
Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
611669.3x 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

Number of cores	28 vs 24
Number of threads	56 vs 48
L1 cache	1792 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 64MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9224
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7453

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2881

2371

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

92518

80327

Name	AMD EPYC 9224	AMD EPYC 7453
PassMark - Single thread mark	2881	2371
PassMark - CPU mark	92518	80327

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9224	AMD EPYC 7453
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$1825	$1570
Place in performance rating	94	222
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000319WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000319
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	2.75 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1792 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	14 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm+
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.45 GHz
Number of cores	24	28
Number of threads	48	56
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	225-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	225 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™)