Xeon Platinum 8354H vs EPYC 9754
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8354H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 11 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.07 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Bergamo (2023) | Cooper Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 13 June 2023 (1 year ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $11,900 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8354H 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 | 128 | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 256 | 36 |
| Base clock speed | 2.25 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 256 MB (shared) | 24.75 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 8x 73 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 71,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8354H 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 | 8 |
| Socket | SP5 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 360 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8354H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8354H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8354H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8354H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 RDIMM |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1.12 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8354H.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 June 2023 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 128 | 18 |
| Threads | 256 | 36 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 360 Watt | 205 Watt |
EPYC 9754 has an age advantage of 2 years, 611.1% more physical cores and 611.1% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon Platinum 8354H, on the other hand, has 75.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between EPYC 9754 and Xeon Platinum 8354H. We've got no test results to judge.
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