EPYC 9655P vs Xeon Platinum 8284

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8284 and EPYC 9655P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Turin (2024)
Release date10 July 2019 (5 years ago)10 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$15,460$10,811

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8284 and EPYC 9655P 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)96
Threads56192
Base clock speed3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.5 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1.75 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data12x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data99,780 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8284 and EPYC 9655P 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketSocket PSP5
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and EPYC 9655P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8284 and EPYC 9655P 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 Xeon Platinum 8284 and EPYC 9655P 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 Platinum 8284 and EPYC 9655P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and EPYC 9655P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes48128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 July 2019 10 October 2024
Physical cores 28 96
Threads 56 192
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 400 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8284 has 66.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9655P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 242.9% more physical cores and 242.9% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

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