EPYC 9654 vs Xeon Gold 5218T

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5218T
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 105 Watt
13.49
EPYC 9654
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
75.70
+461%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Xeon Gold 5218T by a whopping 461% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218T and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5586
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.611.36
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD EPYC
Power efficiency12.1619.90
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,561$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5218T has 754% better value for money than EPYC 9654.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218T 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)96
Threads32192
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2124
L1 cache1 MB6 MB
L2 cache16 MB96 MB
L3 cache22 MB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data12x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature93 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218T 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647SP5
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218T and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218T and EPYC 9654 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5218T 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 Gold 5218T and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TiB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5218T and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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 Gold 5218T 13.49
EPYC 9654 75.70
+461%

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 Gold 5218T 21433
EPYC 9654 120246
+461%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.49 75.70
Recency 2 April 2019 10 November 2022
Physical cores 16 96
Threads 32 192
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon Gold 5218T has 242.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 461.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5218T in performance tests.


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