Intel Xeon W 1290 vs AMD EPYC Embedded 9654

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Intel Xeon W 1290 AMD EPYC Embedded 9654

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon W 1290 with 10 cores 3.2GHz and AMD EPYC Embedded 9654 with 96 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon W 1290 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Lower TDP (80W vs 360W)

AMD EPYC Embedded 9654 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2933)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (384MB vs 20MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon W 1290

1764

AMD EPYC Embedded 9654 +12%

1984

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon W 1290

8817

AMD EPYC Embedded 9654 +126%

19940

Intel Xeon W 1290

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AMD EPYC Embedded 9654

General Parameters

May 2020

Release Date

Mar 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Comet Lake

Core Architecture

Genoa

Intel Socket 1200

Socket

AMD Socket SP5

Intel UHD Graphics P630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Comet Lake)

Generation

EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))

Package

-

Transistor Count

78.84 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

Intel Socket 1200

Socket

AMD Socket SP5

80 W

Power Consumption

360 W

70 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

206 mm²

Die Size

12x72 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

397 mm²

FC-LGA14A

Package

FC-LGA6096

CPU Performance

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

5.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

10

Total Core Count

96

20

Total Thread Count

192

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32.0

Multiplier

24.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

384 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

2

Max Memory Channels

12

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

5

16

PCIe Lanes

128

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