EPYC 9455 vs Xeon D-1653N
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-1653N and EPYC 9455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | no data |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Turin (2024) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 10 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $748 | $5,412 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-1653N and EPYC 9455 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 48 (Octatetraconta-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 96 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.15 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 28 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 192 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 246.24 mm2 | 6x 70.6 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3200 Million | 49,890 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1653N and EPYC 9455 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | FCBGA1667 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 300 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1653N and EPYC 9455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| QuickAssist | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| AMT | SPS 3.0 | no data |
| Quiet System | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1653N and EPYC 9455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1653N and EPYC 9455 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 Xeon D-1653N and EPYC 9455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR3 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1653N and EPYC 9455.
| PCIe version | 2.0/3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 128 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 6 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 6 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | 4x 10 GBE | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 10 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 48 |
| Threads | 16 | 96 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 300 Watt |
Xeon D-1653N has 361.5% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9455, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1653N and EPYC 9455. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1653N and EPYC 9455, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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