AMD EPYC 7281 vs AMD EPYC 9115
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7281 with 16 cores 2.1GHz and AMD EPYC 9115 with 16 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 9115 '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 (2.6GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (125W vs 170W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 7281
560
AMD EPYC 9115
+317%
2339
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 7281
456
AMD EPYC 9115
+3163%
14883
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
16.63 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
170 W
Power Consumption
125 W
85 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
TSMC
213 mm²
Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
mm²
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
16
-
Performance Core Threads
32
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
16
Total Core Count
16
32
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
26.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 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
