EPYC 7663 vs EPYC 7543P

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7543P and EPYC 7663 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	55	31
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.26	4.88
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	17.66	20.38
Architecture codename	Milan (2021−2023)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,730	$6,366

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7543P has 172% better value for money than EPYC 7663.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7543P and EPYC 7663 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	64	112
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Multiplier	28	20
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm+	7 nm+
Die size	8x 81 mm2	8x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	33,200 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7543P and EPYC 7663 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	SP3	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7543P and EPYC 7663. 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 7543P and EPYC 7663 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7543P and EPYC 7663. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	4 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7543P and EPYC 7663.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	41.98	51.68
Physical cores	32	56
Threads	64	112
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	240 Watt

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