AMD EPYC 9554 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7840U

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AMD EPYC 9554 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD Ryzen 7 7840U

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 9554 or AMD Ryzen 7 7840U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD EPYC 9554 has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.75 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9554 was released in Q4/2022.

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U was released in Q2/2023.
AMD EPYC (129) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (68)
AMD EPYC 9004 (21) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
4 Generation 6
Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9554 has 64 CPU cores and can calculate 128 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9554 is 3.10 GHz (3.75 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U is at 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz).

AMD EPYC 9554 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
64 Cores 8
128 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
3.75 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.10 GHz
3.75 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD EPYC 9554 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
-- AI hardware AMD Ryzen AI
-- AI specifications AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 9554 or AMD Ryzen 7 7840U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 780M
GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 2.70 GHz
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 4 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 780M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 9554 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 460.8 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 9554 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
DDR5-4800 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
6144 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
12 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
460.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
64.00 MB L2 Cache 8.00 MB
256.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
128 PCIe lanes 20
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 9554 is 360 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 9554 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
360 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
400 W TDP up 30 W
320 W TDP down 15 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 9554 is manufactured in 5 nm and has 320.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 24.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 9554 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
5 nm Technology 4 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
SP5 Socket FP8
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2022 Release date Q2/2023
9087 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 9554 (85%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 9554 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (30%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz
1568 (85%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1850 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz
65664 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
9612 (15%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz
2064 (84%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2446 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz
23869 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
10726 (45%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1755 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
13450 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
64C 128T @ 3.75 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
25337 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
13,450 CB R23 MC @ 30 W
448 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD EPYC 9554 AMD EPYC 9554
64C 128T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
10 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 9554 AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
Unknown AOKZOE A1 Pro

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