Ryzen Threadripper 7980X vs EPYC 9534

Place in the ranking	17	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.87	11.85
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	19.96	22.86
Architecture codename	Genoa (2022−2023)	Storm Peak (2023)
Release date	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)	19 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$8,803	$4,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper 7980X has 313% better value for money than EPYC 9534.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9534 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	128	128
Base clock speed	2.45 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5.1 GHz
Multiplier	24.5	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	5 nm
Die size	8x 72 mm²	8x 71 mm²
Number of transistors	52,560 million	52,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9534 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 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	sTR5
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9534 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. 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 9534 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9534 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. 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 9534 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 9534 59.10

Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 84.61
+43.2%

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.

EPYC 9534 93884

Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 134396
+43.2%