Ryzen Threadripper 7980X vs EPYC 9654

General info

Comparing EPYC 9654 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	4	2
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	10.10	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Genoa	Storm Peak
Release date	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$11,805	no data
Current price	$4544 (0.4x MSRP)	$4999

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

EPYC 9654 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	96	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	192	128
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	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 71 mm2
Number of transistors	78,840 million	52,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9654 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)	360 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9654 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X. 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 9654 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9654 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

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9654 and Ryzen Threadripper 7980X.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

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.

Ryzen Threadripper 7980X outperforms EPYC 9654 by 12% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	78.96	88.53
Physical cores	96	64
Threads	192	128
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	350 Watt

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