AMD EPYC 9254 vs AMD EPYC 7H12

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9254 and AMD EPYC 7H12 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9254

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
• Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.15 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
• Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 280 Watt
• Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3036 vs 2022

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7H12

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 40 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 24
• 80 more threads: 128 vs 48
• 4x 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 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97573 vs 64815

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9254
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7H12

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3036 2022
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	64815 97573

Compare specifications (specs)