AMD EPYC 9554 vs AMD EPYC 9654

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9554 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 9554

AMD EPYC 9654

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9554

Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2950 vs 2792

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2950 vs 2792

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9654

32 more cores, run more applications at once: 96 vs 64
64 more threads: 192 vs 128
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1572864x 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 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 147784 vs 146171

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	96 vs 64
Number of threads	192 vs 128
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	147784 vs 146171

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9554
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9654

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2950

2792

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

146171

147784

Name	AMD EPYC 9554	AMD EPYC 9654
PassMark - Single thread mark	2950	2792
PassMark - CPU mark	146171	147784

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9554	AMD EPYC 9654
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 4 (Genoa)	Zen 4
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$9087	$11805
Place in performance rating	9	12
OPN Tray		100-100000789
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 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	3.75 GHz
Number of cores	64	96
Number of threads	128	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	320-400 Watt	320-400 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	SP5	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	360 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