Xeon 6979P vs EPYC 9534

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9534 and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.87no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency19.98no data
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$8,803no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 9534 and Xeon 6979P basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)120
Threads128240
Base clock speed2.45 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.45 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier24.5no data
L1 cache4 MB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache64 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm5 nm
Die size8x 72 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors52,560 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9534 and Xeon 6979P compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration22
SocketSP57529
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9534 and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 9534 and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9534 and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9534 and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5
Maximum memory size6 TiBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9534 and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes12896

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 November 2022 24 September 2024
Physical cores 64 120
Threads 128 240
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 500 Watt

EPYC 9534 has 78.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 87.5% more physical cores and 87.5% more threads.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 9534 and Xeon 6979P. We've got no test results to judge.


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