EPYC 9654 vs Core i9-10900KF

General info

Comparing Core i9-10900KF and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	434	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	24.88	11.92
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Comet Lake (2020)	Genoa
Release date	30 April 2020 (3 years old)	10 November 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,805
Current price	$412	$3975 (0.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-10900KF has 109% better value for money than EPYC 9654.

Technical specs

Core i9-10900KF 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	96
Threads	20	192
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	12x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10900KF 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1200	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10900KF and EPYC 9654. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i9-10900KF and EPYC 9654 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10900KF and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10900KF and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10900KF and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

EPYC 9654 outperforms Core i9-10900KF by 439% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	14.78	79.71
Recency	30 April 2020	10 November 2022
Physical cores	10	96
Threads	20	192
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	360 Watt

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