AMD EPYC 9534 vs AMD EPYC 7543

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9534 and AMD EPYC 7543 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 9534

AMD EPYC 7543

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9534

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
32 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 32
64 more threads: 128 vs 64
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

Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 15 Mar 2021
Number of cores	64 vs 32
Number of threads	128 vs 64
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm+
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 2 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7543

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 17% lower typical power consumption: 240 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2621 vs 2579
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 98074 vs 93884

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	240 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2621 vs 2579
PassMark - CPU mark	98074 vs 93884

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9534
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7543

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2579

2621

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

93884

98074

Name	AMD EPYC 9534	AMD EPYC 7543
PassMark - Single thread mark	2579	2621
PassMark - CPU mark	93884	98074

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9534	AMD EPYC 7543
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	15 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$8803	$3761
Place in performance rating	84	70
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000345WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000345
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.45 GHz	2.8 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm+
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	64	32
Number of threads	128	64
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	2
Sockets supported	SP5	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 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™)