EPYC Embedded 9554 vs EPYC 9654

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9654 and EPYC Embedded 9554 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	6	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.29	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	19.90	no data
Architecture codename	Genoa (2022−2023)	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)	14 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$11,805	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9654 and EPYC Embedded 9554 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	96	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	192	128
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.75 GHz
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	6 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	96 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	384 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	5 nm
Die size	12x 72 mm2	8x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	78,840 million	52,560 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9654 and EPYC Embedded 9554 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	2
Socket	SP5	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9654 and EPYC Embedded 9554. 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 9654 and EPYC Embedded 9554 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9654 and EPYC Embedded 9554. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5-4800
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

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9654 and EPYC Embedded 9554.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 November 2022	14 March 2023
Physical cores	96	64
Threads	192	128

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