Intel Xeon W 1290 vs AMD EPYC 9655P
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon W 1290 with 10 cores 3.2GHz and AMD EPYC 9655P with 96 cores 2.6GHz . 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 2.6GHz)
Lower TDP (80W vs 400W)
AMD EPYC 9655P 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (6000 vs 2933)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (384MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon W 1290
1764
AMD EPYC 9655P
+60%
2831
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon W 1290
8817
AMD EPYC 9655P
+222%
28414
General Parameters
May 2020
Release Date
Oct 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Comet Lake
Core Architecture
Turin
Intel Socket 1200
Socket
AMD Socket SP5
Intel UHD Graphics P630
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon (Comet Lake)
Generation
EPYC(Zen 5 (Turin))
Package
-
Transistor Count
99.78 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
80 W
Power Consumption
400 W
70 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
206 mm²
Die Size
12x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
mm²
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
96
-
Performance Core Threads
192
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
5.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
10
Total Core Count
96
20
Total Thread Count
192
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32.0
Multiplier
26.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB 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
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR5-6000
-
Max Memory Size
6 TB
2
Max Memory Channels
12
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
576 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
