Xeon 6952P vs EPYC 9354

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9354 and Xeon 6952P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	55	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.57	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	14.44	no data
Architecture codename	Genoa (2022−2023)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,420	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9354 and Xeon 6952P 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	96
Threads	64	192
Base clock speed	3.25 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.25 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	32.5	no data
L1 cache	2 MB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	5 nm
Die size	8x 72 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	52,560 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9354 and Xeon 6952P 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	2
Socket	SP5	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9354 and Xeon 6952P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

EPYC 9354 and Xeon 6952P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9354 and Xeon 6952P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9354 and Xeon 6952P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	6 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	460.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9354 and Xeon 6952P.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 November 2022	24 September 2024
Physical cores	32	96
Threads	64	192
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	400 Watt

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