EPYC 9654 vs Ryzen Threadripper 5990X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated6
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.36
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data19.90
Architecture codenameChagallGenoa (2022−2023)
Release dateno data10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and EPYC 9654 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)96
Threads128192
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.45 GHz2.4 GHz
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)6 MB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)96 MB
L3 cache256 MB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size8x 81 mm212x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors33,200 million78,840 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and EPYC 9654 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 configuration12
SocketTRX4SP5
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes128128

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 64 96
Threads 128 192
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 360 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 5990X has 28.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 5990X and EPYC 9654. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen Threadripper 5990X is a desktop processor while EPYC 9654 is a server/workstation one.


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