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Intel Xeon w9-3475X vs AMD EPYC 9654P. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q1/2023
Intel Xeon w9-3475X
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Q4/2022
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AMD EPYC 9654P
AMD EPYC 9654P

What's the best choice Intel Xeon w9-3475X or AMD EPYC 9654P? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon w9-3475X has a base frequency of 2.20 GHz. 36 / 72 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 300 W. Released in Q1/2023.

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.

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.

    300 W left arrow 360 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon w9-3475X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    61 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    4 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    4 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    32 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    5 place
AMD EPYC 9654P Reasons to consider
AMD EPYC 9654P
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    60 more cores

    96 left arrow 36

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD EPYC 9654P CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    579 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon w9-3475X Intel Xeon w9-3475X
AMD EPYC 9654P AMD EPYC 9654P
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon W-3400 left arrow AMD EPYC 9004
  • Family
    Intel Xeon W left arrow AMD EPYC
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon W-3375 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
    2.2 GHz left arrow 2.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    36x left arrow 96x Zen 4
  • CPU Cores
    36 left arrow 96
  • CPU Threads
    72 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 (36 Cores)
    3 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (96 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.55 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 9654P and Intel Xeon w9-3475X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    4096 GB left arrow 6144 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    307.2 GB/s left arrow 461 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    8 (Octa Channel) left arrow 12
  • Memory type
    DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR5-4800
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 112 left arrow 5.0 x 128
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon w9-3475X and AMD EPYC 9654P 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
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    300 W left arrow -
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 320 W
  • TDP up
    360 W left arrow 400 W
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    - left arrow 360 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon w9-3475X and AMD EPYC 9654P, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Sapphire Rapids-WS left arrow Genoa (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
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 96 MB
  • L3-Cache
    82.5 MB left arrow 384 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux left arrow Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
  • Part Number
    - left arrow 100-000000803
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Release price
    3739 $ left arrow 10625 $
  • 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
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Xeon w9-3475X

AMD EPYC 9654P

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 10M / 192 threads / linux

Model ResultReported 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.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 10M / 72 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Xeon w9-3475X 23620.503542 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 10M / 72 threads / windows
System RAM: 128 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / Pro WS W790E-SAGE SE
Duration: 423.361 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 Intel Xeon w9-3475X and AMD EPYC 9654P.

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

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1814.000000
Intel Xeon w9-3475X
846.000000
AMD EPYC 9654P
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

44869.000000
Intel Xeon w9-3475X
68024.000000
AMD EPYC 9654P

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