Intel Xeon w9-3495X vs AMD EPYC 9654

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w9-3495X and AMD EPYC 9654 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon w9-3495X

AMD EPYC 9654

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w9-3495X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 2089% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 3.7 GHz
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 350 Watt vs 360 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3549 vs 2792

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 10 Nov 2022
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 3.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt vs 360 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3549 vs 2792

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9654

40 more cores, run more applications at once: 96 vs 56
80 more threads: 192 vs 112
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 37% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
898779.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 147784 vs 91952

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	96 vs 56
Number of threads	192 vs 112
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	6 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	96 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	384 MB vs 105 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	147784 vs 91952

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w9-3495X
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 9654

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3549

2792

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

91952

147784

Name	Intel Xeon w9-3495X	AMD EPYC 9654
PassMark - Single thread mark	3549	2792
PassMark - CPU mark	91952	147784
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	24923

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w9-3495X	AMD EPYC 9654
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Zen 4
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	10 Nov 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$5889	$11805
Place in performance rating	6	12
Processor Number	w9-3495X
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor
Vertical segment	Workstation
OPN Tray		100-100000789
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	6 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	96 MB
L3 cache	105 MB	384 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	3.7 GHz
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	56	96
Number of threads	112	192
Die size		72 mm²
Transistor count		78840 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	12
Maximum memory size	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 (MT/s)	DDR5-4800
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	FC-LGA6096
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	SP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	360 Watt
Configurable TDP		320-400 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	112	128
PCI Express revision	5.0	5.0
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)