AMD EPYC 9534 vs AMD EPYC 7742

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9534 and AMD EPYC 7742 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 7742

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9534

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2409 vs 2157

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm, 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2409 vs 2157

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

524288x 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 24% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 280 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97501 vs 88716

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB vs 256MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 280 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	97501 vs 88716

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9534
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7742

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2409

2157

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

88716

97501

Name	AMD EPYC 9534	AMD EPYC 7742
PassMark - Single thread mark	2409	2157
PassMark - CPU mark	88716	97501

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9534	AMD EPYC 7742
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$8803
Place in performance rating	96	95
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.45 GHz	2.25 GHz
Die size	8x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	4 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	256MB (shared)	256 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	64	64
Number of threads	128	128
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		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	240-300 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP5	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	280 Watt	225 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16, x8
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™)