AMD EPYC 9534 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9534 and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9534

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 46 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 18
  • 92 more threads: 128 vs 36
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • 3.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2868 vs 2175
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 134068 vs 49016
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Nov 2022 vs July 2017
Number of cores 64 vs 18
Number of threads 128 vs 36
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2868 vs 2175
PassMark - CPU mark 134068 vs 49016

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

  • 294912x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 101376x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 280 Watt
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 25344 KB (shared) vs 256MB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9534
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2868
2175
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
134068
49016
Name AMD EPYC 9534 Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark 2868 2175
PassMark - CPU mark 134068 49016
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 36691

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD EPYC 9534 Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Essentials

Launch date 10 Nov 2022 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $8803
Place in performance rating 19 31
Architecture codename Skylake
Price now $3,809
Processor Number 6154
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 2.14
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.45 GHz 3.00 GHz
Die size 8x 72 mm²
L1 cache 64K (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1MB (per core) 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 256MB (shared) 25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 64 18
Number of threads 128 36
Transistor count 52,560 million 8000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature 82°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel DDR4-2666
Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory size 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 240-300 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 4
Sockets supported SP5 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 280 Watt 200 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability S4S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Speed Shift technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)