AMD EPYC 9654P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9654P 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.

AMD EPYC 9654P

Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9654P

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
78 more cores, run more applications at once: 96 vs 18
156 more threads: 192 vs 36
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
5.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
15.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2616 vs 2190
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 113949 vs 49692

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs July 2017
Number of cores	96 vs 18
Number of threads	192 vs 36
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	6 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	96 MB vs 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	384 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2616 vs 2190
PassMark - CPU mark	113949 vs 49692

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Around 2116% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 3.7 GHz
Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 360 Watt

Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 3.7 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 360 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9654P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2616

2190

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

113949

49692

Name	AMD EPYC 9654P	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark	2616	2190
PassMark - CPU mark	113949	49692
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		36691

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9654P	Intel Xeon Gold 6154
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 4	Skylake
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$10625
OPN Tray	100-100000803
Place in performance rating	28	24
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	2.4 GHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	72 mm²
L1 cache	6 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	96 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	384 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	3.7 GHz	82°C
Number of cores	96	18
Number of threads	192	36
Transistor count	78840 million	8000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum frequency		3.70 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	12	6
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	320-400 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Package Size	FC-LGA6096	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	360 Watt	200 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	5.0	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)