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AMD EPYC 9654 vs Intel Core i9-13900K. Specifications, performance, tests

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AMD EPYC 9654
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Intel Core i9-13900K
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What's the best choice AMD EPYC 9654 or Intel Core i9-13900K? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD EPYC 9654 has a base frequency of 2.40 GHz. 96 / 192 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 360 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Intel Core i9-13900K has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

AMD EPYC 9654 Reasons to consider
AMD EPYC 9654
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  • More number of cores

    72 more cores

    96 left arrow 24

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    579 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    7 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 58% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    125 W left arrow 360 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-13900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    11 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    10 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    15 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    446 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD EPYC 9654 AMD EPYC 9654
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD EPYC 9004 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Family
    AMD EPYC left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i9-12900K
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow No
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
    2.4 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid
  • Core Configuration
    96x Zen 4 left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    96 left arrow 24
  • CPU Threads
    192 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (96 Cores)
    3.55 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core
    - left arrow 8x Raptor Cove / 3.80 GHz (5.70 GHz)
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 16x Gracemont / 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz)
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
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.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 32
  • Generation
    - left arrow 12
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 400 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1450 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 4
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 16 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2022
  • Shader
    - left arrow 256
  • Technology
    - left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13900K and AMD EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    6144 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    461 GB/s left arrow 89.6 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    12 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR5-5600
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 128 left arrow 5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD EPYC 9654 and Intel Core i9-13900K 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
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    360 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 241 W
  • TDP down
    320 W left arrow No
  • TDP up
    400 W left arrow No
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD EPYC 9654 and Intel Core i9-13900K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Genoa (Zen 4) left arrow Raptor Lake S
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow -
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    96 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • L3-Cache
    384 MB left arrow 36 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 left arrow -
  • Part Number
    100-000000789 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Release price
    11805 $ left arrow -
  • Socket
    SP5 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model TestResultReported conditionsSource / retrieved
Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R15 / multi-core 6191 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
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Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R15 / single-core 327 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
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Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R20 / multi-core 15181 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
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Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R20 / single-core 828 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
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Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R23 / multi-core 40103 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
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Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R23 / single-core 2267 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
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Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD EPYC 9654 and Intel Core i9-13900K.

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.

846.000000
AMD EPYC 9654
2147.000000
Intel Core i9-13900K
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.

68024.000000
AMD EPYC 9654
23982.000000
Intel Core i9-13900K

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