AMD EPYC 7643 vs AMD EPYC 7453: comparison

Comparison of AMD EPYC 7643 and AMD EPYC 7453: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

AMD EPYC 7643 has more cores (48 vs 28), more threads (96 vs 56), a higher maximum clock (3.6 GHz vs 3.45 GHz) and a larger L3 cache (256 MB vs 64 MB).

At the same time, AMD EPYC 7453 has a higher base clock (2.75 GHz vs 2.3 GHz).

Both processors match on: TDP (225 W), memory channels (8), PCIe version (4).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterAMD EPYC 7643AMD EPYC 7453
Cores / threads 48 / 96 28 / 56
Max boost clock 3.6 GHz 3.45 GHz
L3 cache 256 MB 64 MB
TDP 225 W 225 W

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter AMD EPYC 7643 AMD EPYC 7453
General
Segment Server Server
Product line AMD EPYC 7003 Series AMD EPYC 7003 Series
Product family AMD EPYC AMD EPYC
Launch date 03/15/2021 03/15/2021
Recommended customer price 4.995 USD 1.57 USD
Target workloads Analytics, App dev/test, CAE/CFD/FEA, ERM/SCM/CRM apps, High capacity data mgmt (NR/RDBMS), VDI, VM Density Analytics, App dev/test, Content mgmt, General Purpose, Value, Value data mgmt (NR/RDBMS)
CPU
Cores 48 28
Threads 96 56
Base clock 2.3 GHz 2.75 GHz
Max boost clock 3.6 GHz 3.45 GHz
L3 cache 256 MB 64 MB
TDP 225 W 225 W
Configurable TDP 225–240 W 225–240 W
Memory
Memory types DDR4 DDR4
Memory channels 8 8
Max memory speed 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max memory bandwidth 204.8 GB/s 204.8 GB/s
Graphics
Has integrated graphics No No
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 4 4
Package and thermal
Sockets supported SP3 SP3
Max CPU configuration 2 2
Security and virtualization
Supported technologies AMD Infinity Guard, AMD Infinity Architecture AMD Infinity Guard, AMD Infinity Architecture
Identifiers
Product ID (OEM) 100-000000326 100-000000319

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