Xeon 6980P vs EPYC 9654

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9654 and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.36no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency19.90no 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)$11,805no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 9654 and Xeon 6980P 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 cores96128
Threads192256
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache384 MB (shared)504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm5 nm
Die size12x 72 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors78,840 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9654 and Xeon 6980P 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)360 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9654 and Xeon 6980P. 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 9654 and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9654 and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9654 and Xeon 6980P. 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 9654 and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes12896

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 November 2022 24 September 2024
Physical cores 96 128
Threads 192 256
Power consumption (TDP) 360 Watt 500 Watt

EPYC 9654 has 38.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6980P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 9654 and Xeon 6980P. We've got no test results to judge.


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