Xeon w7-3555 vs EPYC Embedded 9654P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC Embedded 9654P outperforms Xeon w7-3555 by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 22 | 102 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 17.47 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 7.83 | 5.03 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Genoa (2022−2023) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 14 March 2023 (2 years ago) | 24 August 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,339 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC Embedded 9654P and Xeon w7-3555 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 | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 28 |
| Threads | 192 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 384 MB (shared) | 75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 12x 72 mm2 | 4x 477 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 78 °C |
| Number of transistors | 78,840 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC Embedded 9654P and Xeon w7-3555 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 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 360 Watt | 325 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC Embedded 9654P and Xeon w7-3555. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC Embedded 9654P and Xeon w7-3555 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC Embedded 9654P and Xeon w7-3555 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 Embedded 9654P and Xeon w7-3555. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC Embedded 9654P and Xeon w7-3555.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 112 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 66.81 | 38.71 |
| Recency | 14 March 2023 | 24 August 2024 |
| Physical cores | 96 | 28 |
| Threads | 192 | 56 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 360 Watt | 325 Watt |
EPYC Embedded 9654P has a 72.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 242.9% more physical cores and 242.9% more threads.
Xeon w7-3555, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 10.8% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC Embedded 9654P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon w7-3555 in performance tests.
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