AMD EPYC 9454 vs AMD EPYC 9654

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9454 and AMD EPYC 9654 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 9454

AMD EPYC 9654

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9454

Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 290 Watt vs 360 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3030 vs 2769

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	290 Watt vs 360 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3030 vs 2769

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9654

48 more cores, run more applications at once: 96 vs 48
96 more threads: 192 vs 96
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2097152x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1572864x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 146005 vs 134517

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	96 vs 48
Number of threads	192 vs 96
L1 cache	6 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	96 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	384 MB vs 256MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	146005 vs 134517

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9454
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9654

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3030

2769

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

134517

146005

Name	AMD EPYC 9454	AMD EPYC 9654
PassMark - Single thread mark	3030	2769
PassMark - CPU mark	134517	146005

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9454	AMD EPYC 9654
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$5225	$11805
Place in performance rating	12	10
Architecture codename		Zen 4
OPN Tray		100-100000789
Performance
Base frequency	2.75 GHz	2.4 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²	72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	6 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	96 MB
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	384 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	48	96
Number of threads	96	192
Transistor count	52,560 million	78840 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		3.7 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR5-4800
Max memory channels		12
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	240-300 Watt	320-400 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP5	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	290 Watt	360 Watt
Package Size		FC-LGA6096
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		128
PCI Express revision		5.0