EPYC 9654 vs EPYC 7642

General info

Comparing EPYC 7642 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	65	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	33.55	11.98
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Genoa
Release date	7 August 2019 (4 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,775	$11,805
Current price	$1135 (0.2x MSRP)	$3975 (0.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7642 has 180% better value for money than EPYC 9654.

Technical specs

EPYC 7642 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	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)	96
Threads	96	192
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 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 7642 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)	225 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7642 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 7642 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7642 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 7642 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.

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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.

EPYC 9654 outperforms EPYC 7642 by 103% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	38.82	78.96
Recency	7 August 2019	10 November 2022
Physical cores	48	96
Threads	96	192
Cost	$4775	$11805
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	360 Watt

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