EPYC 9454P vs Ryzen 5 1500X
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9454P outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by a whopping 943% 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 | 1327 | 36 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.14 | 10.12 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 3.35 | 7.84 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 11 April 2017 (8 years ago) | 10 November 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $189 | $4,598 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 9454P has 373% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1500X.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 1500X and EPYC 9454P 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 48 (Octatetraconta-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 96 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.75 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 35 | 27.5 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 8x 72 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 52,560 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 1500X and EPYC 9454P 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 290 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and EPYC 9454P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and EPYC 9454P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and EPYC 9454P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 6 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and EPYC 9454P.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.17 | 53.94 |
| Recency | 11 April 2017 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 48 |
| Threads | 8 | 96 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 290 Watt |
Ryzen 5 1500X has 346.2% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9454P, on the other hand, has a 943.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 9454P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 1500X in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 1500X is a desktop processor while EPYC 9454P is a server/workstation one.
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