Xeon Gold 6526Y vs EPYC 9354

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9354
2022
32 cores / 64 threads, 280 Watt
43.96
+51.7%
Xeon Gold 6526Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 195 Watt
28.97

EPYC 9354 outperforms Xeon Gold 6526Y by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9354 and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking47155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.4556.09
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency14.8514.05
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,420$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6526Y has 437% better value for money than EPYC 9354.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9354 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads6432
Base clock speed3.25 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier32.5no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)37.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size8x 72 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
Number of transistors52,560 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9354 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 configuration22
SocketSP5FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9354 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, 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-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 9354 and Xeon Gold 6526Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9354 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 9354 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size6 TiB4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
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 9354 and Xeon Gold 6526Y.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes12880

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 9354 43.96
+51.7%
Xeon Gold 6526Y 28.97

  • Passmark

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 9354 69825
+51.7%
Xeon Gold 6526Y 46025

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 43.96 28.97
Recency 10 November 2022 14 December 2023
Physical cores 32 16
Threads 64 32
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 195 Watt

EPYC 9354 has a 51.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6526Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 43.6% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9354 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6526Y in performance tests.


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