EPYC 8224P vs EPYC 9254

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9254 and EPYC 8224P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	53	160
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.17	29.20
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	20.07	16.76
Architecture codename	Genoa (2022−2023)	Siena (2023)
Release date	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)	18 September 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,299	$855

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 8224P has 81% better value for money than EPYC 9254.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9254 and EPYC 8224P 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	48	48
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.55 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3 GHz
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	1536 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	5 nm
Die size	4x 72 mm2	2x 73 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	75 °C
Number of transistors	26,280 million	17,750 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9254 and EPYC 8224P 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	1
Socket	SP5	SP6
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9254 and EPYC 8224P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9254 and EPYC 8224P are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9254 and EPYC 8224P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	6 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	460.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9254 and EPYC 8224P.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	96

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	44.10	29.46
Recency	10 November 2022	18 September 2023
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	160 Watt

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