AMD EPYC 9634 vs AMD EPYC 9654

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9634 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 9634

AMD EPYC 9654

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9634

Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 290 Watt vs 360 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2821 vs 2774

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	290 Watt vs 360 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2821 vs 2774

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9654

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 96 vs 84
24 more threads: 192 vs 168
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 14% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 146454 vs 142801

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	96 vs 84
Number of threads	192 vs 168
L1 cache	6 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	96 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	146454 vs 142801

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9634
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9654

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2821

2774

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

142801

146454

Name	AMD EPYC 9634	AMD EPYC 9654
PassMark - Single thread mark	2821	2774
PassMark - CPU mark	142801	146454

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9634	AMD EPYC 9654
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$10304	$11805
Place in performance rating	11	10
Architecture codename		Zen 4
OPN Tray		100-100000789
Performance
Base frequency	2.25 GHz	2.4 GHz
Die size	12x 72 mm²	72 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	6 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	96 MB
L3 cache	384 MB (shared)	384 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	84	96
Number of threads	168	192
Transistor count	78,840 million	78840 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		3.7 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	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