AMD EPYC 9684X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

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We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 9684X with 96 cores 2.55GHz and Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 with 32 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 9684X 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2933)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (2.55GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (1152MB vs 71.5MB)

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 's Advantages

Lower TDP (250W vs 400W)

Score

AMD EPYC 9684X

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

General Parameters

Jun 2023

Release Date

Apr 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Genoa-X

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-AP

AMD Socket SP5

Socket

Intel BGA 5903

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))

Generation

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Package

135.24 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AMD Socket SP5

Socket

Intel BGA 5903

400 W

Power Consumption

250 W

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

12x72 mm²

Die Size

-

6 nm

I/O Process Size

-

397 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

FC-LGA6096

Package

FC-BGA5903

CPU Performance

2.55 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

96

Total Core Count

32

192

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25.5

Multiplier

23.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

1152 MB shared

L3 Cache

71.5 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

12

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

5

PCIe Version

3

128

PCIe Lanes

-

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