Xeon Platinum 8592+ vs EPYC 9554

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9554 and Xeon Platinum 8592+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	8	26
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.15	1.73
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	18.40	14.23
Architecture codename	Genoa (2022−2023)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$9,087	$11,600

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9554 has 82% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8592+.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9554 and Xeon Platinum 8592+ 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	128	128
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.75 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	320 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	10 nm
Die size	8x 72 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	52,560 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9554 and Xeon Platinum 8592+ 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	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9554 and Xeon Platinum 8592+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

EPYC 9554 and Xeon Platinum 8592+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9554 and Xeon Platinum 8592+ 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 9554 and Xeon Platinum 8592+. 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 9554 and Xeon Platinum 8592+.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	70.38	52.89
Recency	10 November 2022	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	5 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	350 Watt

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