EPYC 9654P vs Xeon Platinum 8368

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8368
2021
38 cores / 76 threads, 270 Watt
57.95
EPYC 9654P
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
72.13
+24.5%

EPYC 9654P outperforms Xeon Platinum 8368 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8368 and EPYC 9654P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking197
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.01
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency20.3018.95
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$10,625

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8368 and EPYC 9654P 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 cores3896
Threads76192
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache57 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data12x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)83 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8368 and EPYC 9654P 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA4189SP5
Power consumption (TDP)270 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and EPYC 9654P. 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+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8368 and EPYC 9654P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and EPYC 9654P 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 Platinum 8368 and EPYC 9654P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size6 TB6 TiB
Max memory channels8no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and EPYC 9654P.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes64128

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 Platinum 8368 57.95
EPYC 9654P 72.13
+24.5%

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 Platinum 8368 92054
EPYC 9654P 114570
+24.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 57.95 72.13
Recency 6 April 2021 10 November 2022
Physical cores 38 96
Threads 76 192
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 270 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8368 has 33.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654P, on the other hand, has a 24.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 152.6% more physical cores and 152.6% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9654P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8368 in performance tests.


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