The Incredible Performance & Power Efficiency Of AMD Zen 1 vs. Zen 4C

Written by Michael Larabel in Processors on 25 January 2024 at 03:00 PM EST. Page 5 of 7. 33 Comments.
OpenRadioss benchmark with settings of Model: Chrysler Neon 1M. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
OpenRadioss benchmark with settings of Model: Chrysler Neon 1M. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
miniBUDE benchmark with settings of Implementation: OpenMP, Input Deck: BM2. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
miniBUDE benchmark with settings of Implementation: OpenMP, Input Deck: BM2. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
miniBUDE benchmark with settings of Implementation: OpenMP, Input Deck: BM2. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
easyWave benchmark with settings of Input: e2Asean Grid + BengkuluSept2007 Source, Time: 2400. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
easyWave benchmark with settings of Input: e2Asean Grid + BengkuluSept2007 Source, Time: 2400. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.

While the EPYC 8004 series isn't catering to HPC customers like with EPYC 9004 Genoa(X) and Begamo, it's still fascinating to see the difference against the original EPYC 7601.

Blender benchmark with settings of Blend File: Barbershop, Compute: CPU-Only. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
Blender benchmark with settings of Blend File: Barbershop, Compute: CPU-Only. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 1, Resolution: 4K, Samples Per Pixel: 1, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 1, Resolution: 4K, Samples Per Pixel: 16, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 3, Resolution: 4K, Samples Per Pixel: 1, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
OSPRay Studio benchmark with settings of Camera: 3, Resolution: 4K, Samples Per Pixel: 1, Renderer: Path Tracer, Acceleration: CPU. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.

AVX-512 with Zen 4(C) helps a lot for workloads like OSPRay Studio.

FFmpeg benchmark with settings of Encoder: libx265, Scenario: Live. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
FFmpeg benchmark with settings of Encoder: libx265, Scenario: Live. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
SVT-AV1 benchmark with settings of Encoder Mode: Preset 12, Input: Bosphorus 4K. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
SVT-AV1 benchmark with settings of Encoder Mode: Preset 8, Input: Bosphorus 4K. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
SVT-AV1 benchmark with settings of Encoder Mode: Preset 8, Input: Bosphorus 4K. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
SVT-AV1 benchmark with settings of Encoder Mode: Preset 8, Input: Bosphorus 4K. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
uvg266 benchmark with settings of Video Input: Bosphorus 4K, Video Preset: Very Fast. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
uvg266 benchmark with settings of Video Input: Bosphorus 4K, Video Preset: Very Fast. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.
uvg266 benchmark with settings of Video Input: Bosphorus 4K, Video Preset: Very Fast. EPYC 8534PN - Zen 4C was the fastest.

It's been an incredible ride over the past 7+ years with all the improvements from Zen 1 to Zen 4(C).


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