EPYC 9654 vs Xeon E7-8895 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8895 v3 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	5
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	no data	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8895 v3 and EPYC 9654 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	96
Threads	36	192
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	24
L1 cache	no data	6 MB
L2 cache	no data	96 MB
L3 cache	45 MB Last Level Cache	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	12x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8895 v3 and EPYC 9654 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	8	2
Socket	no data	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8895 v3 and EPYC 9654. 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
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Announced	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8895 v3 and EPYC 9654 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8895 v3 and EPYC 9654 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 E7-8895 v3 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	102 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8895 v3 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2015	10 November 2022
Physical cores	18	96
Threads	36	192
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	360 Watt

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