AMD EPYC 7601 vs AMD EPYC 9255
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7601 with 32 cores 2.2GHz and AMD EPYC 9255 with 24 cores 3.25GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7601 's Advantages
Lower TDP (180W vs 200W)
AMD EPYC 9255 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (6000 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.25GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 64MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7601
595
AMD EPYC 9255
+326%
2535
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7601
578
AMD EPYC 9255
+3767%
22355
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Oct 2024
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Turin
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
AMD Socket SP5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
EPYC(Zen 5 (Turin))
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
33.26 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
180 W
Power Consumption
200 W
81 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
TSMC
213 mm²
Die Size
4x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
mm²
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
24
-
Performance Core Threads
48
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.25 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
32
Total Core Count
24
64
Total Thread Count
48
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
22.0
Multiplier
32.5
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR5-6000
-
Max Memory Size
6 TB
8
Max Memory Channels
12
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
576 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
