AMD EPYC 9254 vs AMD EPYC 7702

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9254 and AMD EPYC 7702 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 9254

AMD EPYC 7702

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9254

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.15 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3036 vs 2124

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz vs 3.35 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3036 vs 2124

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7702

40 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 24
80 more threads: 128 vs 48
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1398101.3x 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 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 93669 vs 64815

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 24
Number of threads	128 vs 48
L1 cache	4 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 128MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	93669 vs 64815

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9254
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7702

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3036

2124

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64815

93669

Name	AMD EPYC 9254	AMD EPYC 7702
PassMark - Single thread mark	3036	2124
PassMark - CPU mark	64815	93669

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9254	AMD EPYC 7702
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2299	$6450
Place in performance rating	140	144
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-100000038WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000038
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.0 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	128MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz	3.35 GHz
Number of cores	24	64
Number of threads	48	128
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		204.8 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	200 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