Xeon Max 9480 vs EPYC 9654

Primary Details

Comparing EPYC 9654 and Xeon Max 9480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	4	19
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	10.11	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Genoa	Sapphire Rapids HBM
Release date	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$11,805	no data
Current price	$4544 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

EPYC 9654 and Xeon Max 9480 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	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	192	112
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	384 MB (shared)	112.5 MB
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	10 nm
Die size	12x 72 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	64 °C
Number of transistors	78,840 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9654 and Xeon Max 9480 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 9654 and Xeon Max 9480. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

EPYC 9654 and Xeon Max 9480 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9654 and Xeon Max 9480 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9654 and Xeon Max 9480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9654 and Xeon Max 9480.

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.

EPYC 9654 outperforms Xeon Max 9480 by 40% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	78.94	56.52
Recency	10 November 2022	10 January 2023
Physical cores	96	56
Threads	192	112
Chip lithography	5 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	350 Watt

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