EPYC 9654 vs Xeon D-1520

Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1520
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
3.10
EPYC 9654
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
75.70
+2342%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Xeon D-1520 by a whopping 2342% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1520 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16336
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.931.36
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon DAMD EPYC
Power efficiency6.5219.89
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date9 March 2015 (9 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-1520 has 42% better value for money than EPYC 9654.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1520 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)96
Threads8192
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier2224
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size246.24 mm212x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 million78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1520 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCBGA1667SP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1520 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1520 and EPYC 9654 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1520 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1520 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size128 GB6 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1520 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version2.0/3.05.0
PCI Express lanes24128
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

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.

Xeon D-1520 3.10
EPYC 9654 75.70
+2342%

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.

Xeon D-1520 4917
EPYC 9654 120246
+2346%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.10 75.70
Recency 9 March 2015 10 November 2022
Physical cores 4 96
Threads 8 192
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon D-1520 has 700% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 2341.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1520 in performance tests.


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