CPU Comparison

AMD

AMD EPYC 9654

CORE STATE Genoa

CORE SPECS 96 Cores / 192 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.4 Base / 3.7 GHz Turbo

CACHE 384 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 360W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 4

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

Intel

INTEL

Xeon 6505P

CORE STATE Granite Rapids

CORE SPECS 12 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.2 Base / 4.1 GHz Turbo

CACHE 48 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 150W

ARCHITECTURE Granite Rapids

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

10,248

3,294

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

1,446

464

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

42,703

13,728

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

6,028

1,937

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

101,675

32,687

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

14,354

4,614

passmark_data_compression

N/A

480,368

passmark_data_encryption

N/A

24,458

passmark_extended_instructions

N/A

37,515

passmark_find_prime_numbers

N/A

217

passmark_floating_point_math

N/A

92,992

passmark_integer_math

N/A

120,456

passmark_multithread

N/A

38,456

passmark_physics

N/A

2,991

passmark_random_string_sorting

N/A

52,372

passmark_single_thread

N/A

3,187

passmark_singlethread

N/A

3,187

Analysis: AMD EPYC 9654 vs Intel Xeon 6505P

This comparison between AMD EPYC 9654 (AMD) and 6505P by Intel reveals remarkably matched performance. The two chips achieve comparable scores throughout the majority of benchmarks, leaving the selection mainly based on specific needs. The performance figures validates this finding. No chip holds a overwhelming superiority. Users can select based on additional factors.

At the end of the day, users could choose based on platform preference rather than pure numbers alone. Each AMD EPYC 9654 (AMD) and 6505P by Intel offer capable performance for the respective tiers. This decision comes down to specific preferences. Any option is good. You can't go astray with either.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

EPYC 9654

6505P

Core Specs

Cores

12 -87.5%

Threads

192

24 -87.5%

Base Clock (GHz)

2.4

2.2 -8.3%

Boost Clock (GHz)

3.7

4.1 +10.8%

Frequency (GHz)

2.4

2.2 -8.3%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

3.7

4.1 +10.8%

Multiplier

22 -8.3%

SMP CPUs

2 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

112 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1 MB (per core)

2 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

384 MB (shared)

48 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

360

150 -58.3%

Configurable TDP

320-400 W

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Architecture

Zen 4

Granite Rapids

Codename

Genoa

Granite Rapids

Generation

EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))

Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-SP)

Process Size

5 nm

Transistors

78,840 million

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Die Size

12x 72 mm²

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Foundry

TSMC

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

Memory Bus

Twelve-channel

Eight-channel

Memory Bandwidth

460.8 GB/s

409.6 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket SP5

Intel Socket 4710

PCIe

Gen 5, 128 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 88 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

10 nm

Interconnect

UPI Links

—

3 x24 24 GT/s

CXL

—

Gen 2.0, 64 Lanes (Shared with PCI-E)

Other

Market

Server/Workstation

Production Status

Active

Launch Price

$11805

$563

Part Number

100-100000789

SRVU7

Package

FC-LGA6096

FC-LGA18N

Tj Max

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97°C

Bundled Cooler

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None

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