AMD EPYC 9454P vs AMD EPYC 74F3

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9454P and AMD EPYC 74F3 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 9454P

AMD EPYC 74F3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9454P

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
24 more cores, run more applications at once: 48 vs 24
48 more threads: 96 vs 48
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm+
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
Number of cores	48 vs 24
Number of threads	96 vs 48
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm+
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2993 vs 2982
PassMark - CPU mark	96043 vs 95621

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 74F3

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
262144x 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
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 290 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt vs 290 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9454P
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 74F3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2993

2982

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

96043

95621

Name	AMD EPYC 9454P	AMD EPYC 74F3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2993	2982
PassMark - CPU mark	96043	95621

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9454P	AMD EPYC 74F3
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$4598	$2900
Place in performance rating	35	37
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000317WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000317
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.75 GHz	3.2 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm+
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	48	24
Number of threads	96	48
Transistor count	52,560 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	240-300 Watt	225-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	SP5	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	290 Watt	240 Watt
Socket Count		1P/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™)