Xeon Max 9480 vs EPYC 9654P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9654P
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
72.13
+35.5%
Xeon Max 9480
2023
56 cores / 112 threads, 350 Watt
53.24

EPYC 9654P outperforms Xeon Max 9480 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9654P and Xeon Max 9480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking724
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.010.03
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency18.9614.40
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Sapphire Rapids HBM (2023)
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$10,625$12,980

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9654P has 6600% better value for money than Xeon Max 9480.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9654P and Xeon Max 9480 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 cores9656 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads192112
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache384 MB (shared)112.5 MB
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm10 nm
Die size12x 72 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
Number of transistors78,840 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9654P and Xeon Max 9480 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
SocketSP54677
Power consumption (TDP)360 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9654P and Xeon Max 9480. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

EPYC 9654P and Xeon Max 9480 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9654P and Xeon Max 9480 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9654P and Xeon Max 9480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9654P and Xeon Max 9480.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes12880

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 9654P 72.13
+35.5%
Xeon Max 9480 53.24

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 9654P 114570
+35.5%
Xeon Max 9480 84567

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 72.13 53.24
Recency 10 November 2022 10 January 2023
Physical cores 96 56
Threads 192 112
Chip lithography 5 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 360 Watt 350 Watt

EPYC 9654P has a 35.5% higher aggregate performance score, 71.4% more physical cores and 71.4% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Max 9480, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 2.9% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9654P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Max 9480 in performance tests.


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