AMD EPYC 9V94 vs AMD EPYC 7542

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9V94 and AMD EPYC 7542 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 9V94

AMD EPYC 7542

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9V94

96 more cores, run more applications at once: 128 vs 32
192 more threads: 256 vs 64
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 83538 vs 74148

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	128 vs 32
Number of threads	256 vs 64
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 16 MB
L3 cache	256 MB (shared) vs 128 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	83538 vs 74148

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7542

Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2063 vs 1902

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2063 vs 1902

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9V94
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7542

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1902

2063

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

83538

74148

Name	AMD EPYC 9V94	AMD EPYC 7542
PassMark - Single thread mark	1902	2063
PassMark - CPU mark	83538	74148

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9V94	AMD EPYC 7542
Essentials
Place in performance rating	342	370
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Launch date		7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)		$3400
OPN PIB		100-100000075WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000075
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.25 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	128 MB
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	128	32
Number of threads	256	64
Manufacturing process technology		7 nm, 14 nm
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 TB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	SP3
Socket Count		1P/2P
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		225 Watt
Peripherals
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™)