EPYC 9654 vs EPYC 7262

Place in performance ranking	493	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	10.72	11.92
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Genoa
Release date	7 August 2019 (4 years old)	10 November 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$575	$11,805
Current price	$746 (1.3x MSRP)	$3975 (0.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9654 has 11% better value for money than EPYC 7262.

Technical specs

EPYC 7262 and EPYC 9654 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	8 (Octa-Core)	96
Threads	16	192
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	192 mm²	12x 72 mm²
Number of transistors	4,800 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7262 and EPYC 9654 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	TR4	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7262 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7262 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7262 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7262 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7262 13.58

EPYC 9654 79.71
+487%

EPYC 9654 outperforms EPYC 7262 by 487% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

EPYC 7262 20795

EPYC 9654 122091
+487%

EPYC 9654 outperforms EPYC 7262 by 487% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	13.58	79.71
Recency	7 August 2019	10 November 2022
Physical cores	8	96
Threads	16	192
Cost	$575	$11805
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	360 Watt