AMD EPYC 9654 vs AMD A4-9125

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9654 and AMD A4-9125 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 9654

AMD A4-9125

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9654

94 more cores, run more applications at once: 96 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 28 nm
96x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2792 vs 1037
122.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 147784 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	96 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	96 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2792 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	147784 vs 1210

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

Around 2332% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 3.7 GHz
24x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 360 Watt

Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 3.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 360 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9654
CPU 2: AMD A4-9125

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2792

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

147784

1210

Name	AMD EPYC 9654	AMD A4-9125
PassMark - Single thread mark	2792	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	147784	1210

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9654	AMD A4-9125
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 4
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	Q2 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$11805
OPN Tray	100-100000789	AM9125AYN23AC
Place in performance rating	12	2248
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Series		AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment		Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Die size	72 mm²
L1 cache	6 MB
L2 cache	96 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	384 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	3.7 GHz	90°C
Number of cores	96	2
Number of threads	192
Transistor count	78840 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		4
Maximum frequency		2.6 GHz
Number of GPU cores		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	12	1
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	320-400 Watt	10-15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	FC-LGA6096
Sockets supported	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	360 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128
PCI Express revision	5.0	3.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		686 MHz
iGPU core count		2
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Advanced Technologies
Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS)
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)