Xeon w9-3595X vs EPYC Embedded 3255

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC Embedded 3255 and Xeon w9-3595X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated13
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data20.42
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYC Embeddedno data
Power efficiencyno data15.46
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date21 February 2018 (6 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$5,889

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC Embedded 3255 and Xeon w9-3595X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)60 (Hexaconta-Core)
Threads16120
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache96K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)112.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size213 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC Embedded 3255 and Xeon w9-3595X 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 configuration11
SocketAMD BGA SP4r2FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt385 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC Embedded 3255 and Xeon w9-3595X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC Embedded 3255 and Xeon w9-3595X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC Embedded 3255 and Xeon w9-3595X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC Embedded 3255 and Xeon w9-3595X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size512 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC Embedded 3255 and Xeon w9-3595X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes32112

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 February 2018 24 August 2024
Physical cores 8 60
Threads 16 120
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 385 Watt

EPYC Embedded 3255 has 600% lower power consumption.

Xeon w9-3595X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 650% more physical cores and 650% more threads.

We couldn't decide between EPYC Embedded 3255 and Xeon w9-3595X. We've got no test results to judge.


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