EPYC 9554 vs Xeon W-2125

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2125
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 120 Watt
6.33
EPYC 9554
2022
64 cores / 128 threads, 360 Watt
69.99
+1006%

EPYC 9554 outperforms Xeon W-2125 by a whopping 1006% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2125 and EPYC 9554 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10678
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.033.13
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WAMD EPYC
Power efficiency4.9918.39
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$444$9,087

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2125 has 125% better value for money than EPYC 9554.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2125 and EPYC 9554 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)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads8128
Base clock speed4 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.75 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier4031
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size484 mm28x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data52,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2125 and EPYC 9554 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
SocketFCLGA2066SP5
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2125 and EPYC 9554. 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+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2125 and EPYC 9554 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2125 and EPYC 9554 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 W-2125 and EPYC 9554. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size512 GB6 TiB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2125 and EPYC 9554.

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 W-2125 6.33
EPYC 9554 69.99
+1006%

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 W-2125 10054
EPYC 9554 111182
+1006%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon W-2125 1359
EPYC 9554 1902
+40%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon W-2125 4952
EPYC 9554 18994
+284%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.33 69.99
Recency 29 August 2017 10 November 2022
Physical cores 4 64
Threads 8 128
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon W-2125 has 200% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9554, on the other hand, has a 1005.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9554 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2125 in performance tests.


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