EPYC 9655 vs Xeon E-2134

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2134 and EPYC 9655 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1121	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.67	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E	no data
Power efficiency	7.73	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Turin (2024)
Release date	12 July 2018 (6 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$256	$11,852

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2134 and EPYC 9655 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	96
Threads	8	192
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	126 mm2	12x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	99,780 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2134 and EPYC 9655 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	FCLGA1151	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2134 and EPYC 9655. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2134 and EPYC 9655 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2134 and EPYC 9655 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 E-2134 and EPYC 9655. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics P630

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2134 and EPYC 9655.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 July 2018	10 October 2024
Physical cores	4	96
Threads	8	192
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	400 Watt

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