Xeon Platinum 8593Q vs EPYC 9354

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9354 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	44	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.90	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Genoa	no data
Release date	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,420	no data
Current price	$2895 (0.8x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9354 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q 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)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	64	128
Base clock speed	3.25 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	320 MB
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	8x 72 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	60 °C
Number of transistors	52,560 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9354 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q 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	no data
Socket	SP5	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	385 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9354 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

EPYC 9354 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9354 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q 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 EPYC 9354 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	6 TiB	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	460.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9354 and Xeon Platinum 8593Q.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 November 2022	1 October 2023
Physical cores	32	64
Threads	64	128
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	385 Watt

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