Core i9-13900T vs EPYC 9654

General info

Comparing EPYC 9654 and Core i9-13900T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	4	148
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	10.14	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Genoa	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$11,805	no data
Current price	$4544 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

EPYC 9654 and Core i9-13900T 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	96	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	192	32
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5.3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	384 MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	12x 72 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	78,840 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9654 and Core i9-13900T 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	1
Socket	SP5	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9654 and Core i9-13900T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

EPYC 9654 and Core i9-13900T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9654 and Core i9-13900T 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 9654 and Core i9-13900T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	6 TiB	192 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	460.8 GB/s	89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.65 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 9654 and Core i9-13900T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by EPYC 9654 and Core i9-13900T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by EPYC 9654 and Core i9-13900T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9654 and Core i9-13900T.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	20

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.

EPYC 9654 outperforms Core i9-13900T by 177% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	78.29	28.22
Recency	10 November 2022	4 January 2023
Physical cores	96	24
Threads	192	32
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	35 Watt

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