EPYC 9254 vs EPYC 4565P
Aggregate performance score
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 80 | 79 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 70.89 | 16.03 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 22.54 | 19.23 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Grado (2025) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 13 May 2025 (recently) | 10 November 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $589 | $2,299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 4565P has 342% better value for money than EPYC 9254.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 4565P and EPYC 9254 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.7 GHz | 4.15 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 29 |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 2x 70.6 mm2 | 4x 72 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 16,630 million | 26,280 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 4565P and EPYC 9254 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | AM5 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 4565P and EPYC 9254. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 4565P and EPYC 9254 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 4565P and EPYC 9254. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 460.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 4565P and EPYC 9254.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 128 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 39.73 | 39.86 |
| Recency | 13 May 2025 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 24 |
| Threads | 32 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 200 Watt |
EPYC 4565P has an age advantage of 2 years, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 17.6% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9254, on the other hand, has a 0.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD EPYC 4565P and AMD EPYC 9254.
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