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.

 

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 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3566 vs 2764
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 3566 vs 2764

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 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 145559 vs 91812
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 145559 vs 91812

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3566
2764
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
91812
145559
Name Intel Xeon w9-3495X AMD EPYC 9654
PassMark - Single thread mark 3566 2764
PassMark - CPU mark 91812 145559
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 9 10
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)