AMD EPYC 9654 vs EPYC 7452

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Combined performance score

EPYC 7452
31.22

EPYC 9654 outperforms EPYC 7452 by 155% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing EPYC 7452 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1104
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money15.1411.94
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2019−2020)Genoa
Release date7 August 2019 (4 years old)10 November 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,025$11,805
Current price$1785 (0.9x MSRP)$3975 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7452 has 27% better value for money than EPYC 9654.

Technical specs

EPYC 7452 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)96
Threads64192
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.35 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache128 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size192 mm212x 72 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7452 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketTR4SP5
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7452 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 7452 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7452 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size4 TiB6 TiB
Max memory channels8no data
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7452 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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 7452 31.22
EPYC 9654 79.49
+155%

EPYC 9654 outperforms EPYC 7452 by 155% in our combined 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 7452 47951
EPYC 9654 122091
+155%

EPYC 9654 outperforms EPYC 7452 by 155% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

EPYC 7452 1009
EPYC 9654 1884
+86.7%

EPYC 9654 outperforms EPYC 7452 by 87% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

EPYC 7452 8043
EPYC 9654 19322
+140%

EPYC 9654 outperforms EPYC 7452 by 140% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 31.22 79.49
Recency 7 August 2019 10 November 2022
Physical cores 32 96
Threads 64 192
Cost $2025 $11805
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 360 Watt

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7452 in performance tests.


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