EPYC 9654P vs EPYC 9455P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9455P outperforms EPYC 9654P by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 23 | 24 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.73 | 2.22 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 9.40 | 7.79 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Turin (2024) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 10 October 2024 (1 year ago) | 10 November 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,819 | $10,625 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 9455P has 428% better value for money than EPYC 9654P.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 9455P and EPYC 9654P 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 | 3.15 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 24 |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 256 MB (shared) | 384 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 8x 70.6 mm2 | 12x 72 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 66,520 million | 78,840 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 9455P and EPYC 9654P 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 | SP5 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 360 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9455P and EPYC 9654P. 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 9455P and EPYC 9654P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9455P and EPYC 9654P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 460.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9455P and EPYC 9654P.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 66.80 | 66.46 |
| Recency | 10 October 2024 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 96 |
| Threads | 96 | 192 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 360 Watt |
EPYC 9455P has a 1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9654P, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD EPYC 9455P and AMD EPYC 9654P.
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