EPYC 9734 vs Xeon w9-3495X

Primary details

Comparing Xeon w9-3495X and EPYC 9734 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	21	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.69	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	15.65	no data
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Bergamo (2023)
Release date	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)	13 June 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,889	$9,600

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon w9-3495X and EPYC 9734 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	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	112
Threads	112	224
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	5 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	8x 73 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	71,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w9-3495X and EPYC 9734 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	2
Socket	FCLGA4677	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	340 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w9-3495X and EPYC 9734. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon w9-3495X and EPYC 9734 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w9-3495X and EPYC 9734 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 w9-3495X and EPYC 9734. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w9-3495X and EPYC 9734.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	112	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 February 2023	13 June 2023
Physical cores	56	112
Threads	112	224
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	340 Watt

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