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Intel Xeon w7-2495X vs AMD EPYC 9684X. Specifications

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AMD EPYC 9684X
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What's the best choice Intel Xeon w7-2495X or AMD EPYC 9684X? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon w7-2495X has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 24 / 48 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 225 W. Released in Q1/2023.

AMD EPYC 9684X has a base frequency of 2.55 GHz. 96 / 192 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 400 W. Released in Q2/2023.

Differences

  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 30% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.80 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    225 W left arrow 400 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon w7-2495X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    2 place
AMD EPYC 9684X Reasons to consider
AMD EPYC 9684X
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 2% better clock speed

    2.55 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    72 more cores

    96 left arrow 24

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD EPYC 9684X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon w7-2495X Intel Xeon w7-2495X
AMD EPYC 9684X AMD EPYC 9684X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon W-2400 left arrow AMD EPYC 9004
  • Family
    Intel Xeon W left arrow AMD EPYC
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon W-2295 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.5 GHz left arrow 2.55 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    24x left arrow 96x Zen 4
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 96
  • CPU Threads
    48 left arrow 192
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.8 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (24 Cores)
    3.3 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (96 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.42 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD EPYC 9684X and Intel Xeon w7-2495X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    2048 GB left arrow 6144 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    153.6 GB/s left arrow 461 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    4 (Quad Channel) left arrow 12
  • Memory type
    DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR5-4800
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 64 left arrow 5.0 x 128
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon w7-2495X and AMD EPYC 9684X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    94 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    225 W left arrow 400 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 320 W
  • TDP up
    270 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon w7-2495X and AMD EPYC 9684X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Sapphire Rapids-WS left arrow Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow Chiplet
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX left arrow SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
  • L3-Cache
    45 MB left arrow 1,152.00 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux left arrow Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow Q2/2023
  • Release price
    2189 $ left arrow 14756 $
  • Socket
    LGA 4677 left arrow SP5
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

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

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