AMD EPYC 9254 vs AMD EPYC 9554P

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9254 and AMD EPYC 9554P 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 9554P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9254

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.15 GHz vs 3.75 GHz
Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 360 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3269 vs 2942

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz vs 3.75 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 360 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3269 vs 2942

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9554P

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
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 110733 vs 107536

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	64 vs 24
Number of threads	128 vs 48
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	256MB (shared) vs 128MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	110733 vs 107536

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9254
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9554P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3269

2942

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

107536

110733

Name	AMD EPYC 9254	AMD EPYC 9554P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3269	2942
PassMark - CPU mark	107536	110733

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9254	AMD EPYC 9554P
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$2299	$7104
Place in performance rating	22	33
Architecture codename		Zen 4 (Genoa)
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.1 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	128MB (shared)	256MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz	3.75 GHz
Number of cores	24	64
Number of threads	48	128
Transistor count	26,280 million	52,560 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt	320-400 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	SP5	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	360 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)