EPYC 9655: specs and benchmarks

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EPYC 9655
2024
96 cores / 192 threads, 400 Watt
97.30

EPYC 9655 provides server-grade benchmark performance at 97.30% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

AMD started EPYC 9655 sales 10 October 2024 at a recommended price of $11,852. This is a high-end Turin architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 96 cores and 192 threads, and is based on 4 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4500 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket SP5 processor with a TDP of 400 Watt. It supports DDR5 memory.

Primary details

EPYC 9655 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking2
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.76
Market segmentServer
Power efficiency23.33of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
DesignerAMD
ManufacturerTSMC
Architecture codenameTurin (2024)
Release date10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$11,852of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores96
Threads192
Base clock speed2.6 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed4.5 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache80 KB (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache384 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography4 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size12x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors99,780 millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9655 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration2of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketSP5
Power consumption (TDP)400 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9655. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+
AVX+
Precision Boost 2+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

AMD-V+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by EPYC 9655's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into EPYC 9655.

Integrated graphics cardN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version5.0
PCI Express lanes128

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of EPYC 9655. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

EPYC 9655 97.30

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

EPYC 9655 156085

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

EPYC 9655's performance relative to its closest rivals among server CPUs.


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