EPYC 9354 vs EPYC 7662

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7662 and EPYC 9354 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	35	44
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	9.97
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Genoa
Release date	19 February 2020 (4 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$3,420
Current price	no data	$3879 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7662 and EPYC 9354 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	128	64
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.25 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	8x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	52,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7662 and EPYC 9354 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	no data	2
Socket	Socket SP3	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7662 and EPYC 9354. 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 7662 and EPYC 9354 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7662 and EPYC 9354. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	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 7662 and EPYC 9354.

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 7662 outperforms EPYC 9354 by 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	46.97	43.86
Recency	19 February 2020	10 November 2022
Physical cores	64	32
Threads	128	64
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	280 Watt

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