What's the best choice AMD EPYC 9654P or Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)? Which processor is faster?
We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.
AMD EPYC 9654P has a base frequency of 2.40 GHz. 96 / 192 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 360 W. Released in Q4/2022.
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 24 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 90 W. Released in Q2/2023.
Reasons to consider More number of cores
72 more cores
24
Common positions AMD EPYC 9654P CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Reasons to consider Place in the overall ranking
(based on several benchmarks)
place
Higher clock speed
Around 46% better clock speed
2.40 GHz
Lower stated TDP / base power
Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.
360 W
Common positions Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
AMD EPYC 9654P
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
Apple M2
Apple M series
2
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
Mobile
Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.
-
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
-
24
24
No
No
-
-
16x Avalanche
3.5 GHz
8x Blizzard
2.8 GHz
Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
960
2
1400 MHz
Apple M2 Ultra (60 Core)
No turbo
2
192 GB
Q2/2023
7680
5 nm
Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.
No
Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
Decode
Decode
Decode / Encode
Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) and AMD EPYC 9654P. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.
No
192 GB
819.1 GB/s
8 (Octa Channel)
LPDDR5-6400
4.0 x 64
Yes
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD EPYC 9654P and Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.
100 °C
-
-
-
90 W
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD EPYC 9654P and Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU), virtual machine technologies and process technology.
M2
Chiplet
-
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
72 MB
-
macOS, iPadOS
-
Q2/2023
-
-
5 nm
Apple Virtualization Framework
These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.
Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD EPYC 9654P | 82584.566596 H/s | RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 10M / 192 threads / linux System RAM: 192 GB OS: Linux x86_64 Motherboard: Dell Inc. / 01KWRR Duration: 121.088 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete. |
Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD EPYC 9654P and Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU).
Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!
These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.
Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark
Higher values are better in this metric.
Higher values are better in this metric.
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