Xeon 654 vs EPYC 9175F
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9175F outperforms Xeon 654 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 107 | 129 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.91 | 33.67 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 4.96 | 7.39 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Turin (2024) | Granite Rapids (2024−2026) |
| Release date | 10 October 2024 (1 year ago) | 2 February 2026 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,256 | $1,199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon 654 has 326% better value for money than EPYC 9175F.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 9175F and Xeon 654 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 18 |
| Threads | 32 | 36 |
| Base clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 0 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 512 MB (shared) | 72 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | Intel 3 nm |
| Die size | 16x 70.6 mm2 | 2x 598 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 133,040 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 9175F and Xeon 654 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | SP5 | FCLGA4710 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 320 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9175F and Xeon 654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 9175F and Xeon 654 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 EPYC 9175F and Xeon 654 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 EPYC 9175F and Xeon 654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5(6400MT/s) |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9175F and Xeon 654.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 37.62 | 35.02 |
| Recency | 10 October 2024 | 2 February 2026 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 18 |
| Threads | 32 | 36 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 320 Watt | 200 Watt |
EPYC 9175F has a 7.4% higher aggregate performance score.
Xeon 654, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 12.5% more physical cores and 12.5% more threads, and 60% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD EPYC 9175F and Intel Xeon 654.
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