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Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) vs AMD EPYC 9654P. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2023
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
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Q4/2022
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AMD EPYC 9654P
AMD EPYC 9654P

What's the best choice Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) 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.

Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 24 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 90 W. Released in Q2/2023.

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

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    9 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 46% better clock speed

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

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    90 W left arrow 360 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    37 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    26 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    29 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    8 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    3 place
AMD EPYC 9654P Reasons to consider
AMD EPYC 9654P
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  • More number of cores

    72 more cores

    96 left arrow 24

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
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
AMD EPYC 9654P AMD EPYC 9654P
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Apple M2 left arrow AMD EPYC 9004
  • Family
    Apple M series left arrow AMD EPYC
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) left arrow -
  • Segment
    Mobile 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.

  • A-Core
    16x Avalanche left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow -
  • B-Core
    8x Blizzard left arrow -
  • B-Core Frequency
    2.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 96
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 192
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Base Frequency
    - left arrow 2.4 GHz
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 96x Zen 4
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • 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.

  • Execution units
    1216 left arrow -
  • Generation
    2 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    1400 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Apple M2 Ultra (76 Core) left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    192 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2023 left arrow -
  • Shader
    9728 left arrow -
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow -
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
    Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD EPYC 9654P and Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU). Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    192 GB left arrow 6144 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    819.1 GB/s left arrow 461 GB/s
  • Memory channels
    8 (Octa Channel) left arrow 12
  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-6400 left arrow DDR5-4800
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 64 left arrow 5.0 x 128
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) 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
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    90 W left arrow -
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 320 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 400 W
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    - left arrow 360 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) and AMD EPYC 9654P, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    M2 left arrow Genoa (Zen 4)
  • Chip design
    Chiplet left arrow Chiplet
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation left arrow SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
  • L2-Cache
    72 MB left arrow 96 MB
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 384 MB
  • Operating systems
    macOS, iPadOS left arrow Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
  • Part Number
    - left arrow 100-000000803
  • Release date
    Q2/2023 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Release price
    - left arrow 10625 $
  • Socket
    - left arrow SP5
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Virtualization
    Apple Virtualization Framework 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.

Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)

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.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU) 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.

1940.000000
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
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.

27860.000000
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
68024.000000
AMD EPYC 9654P

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