Xeon w5-2455X vs EPYC 9254

Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9254
2022
24 cores / 48 threads, 200 Watt
43.53
+79.4%
Xeon w5-2455X
2023
12 cores / 24 threads, 200 Watt
24.27

EPYC 9254 outperforms Xeon w5-2455X by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9254 and Xeon w5-2455X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking54211
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.6462.31
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency20.2211.27
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,299$1,039

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-2455X has 298% better value for money than EPYC 9254.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9254 and Xeon w5-2455X 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4824
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache1536 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache128 MB (shared)30 MB
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size4x 72 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data77 °C
Number of transistors26,280 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9254 and Xeon w5-2455X 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 configuration21
SocketSP5FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9254 and Xeon w5-2455X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 9254 and Xeon w5-2455X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9254 and Xeon w5-2455X are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9254 and Xeon w5-2455X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size6 TiB2 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9254 and Xeon w5-2455X.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes12864

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.

EPYC 9254 43.53
+79.4%
Xeon w5-2455X 24.27

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.

EPYC 9254 67847
+79.3%
Xeon w5-2455X 37835

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.

EPYC 9254 2140
+3.6%
Xeon w5-2455X 2066

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.

EPYC 9254 17738
+31.9%
Xeon w5-2455X 13443

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 43.53 24.27
Recency 10 November 2022 15 February 2023
Physical cores 24 12
Threads 48 24

EPYC 9254 has a 79.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon w5-2455X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

The EPYC 9254 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon w5-2455X in performance tests.


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