AMD EPYC 9965 vs AMD EPYC 9684X
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 9965 with 192 cores 2.25GHz and AMD EPYC 9684X with 96 cores 2.55GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 9965 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (6000 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (576GB/s vs 460.8GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
AMD EPYC 9684X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.55GHz vs 2.25GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (1152MB vs 384MB)
Lower TDP (400W vs 500W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 9965
2110
AMD EPYC 9684X
2097
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 9965
18619
AMD EPYC 9684X
+13%
21077
General Parameters
Oct 2024
Release Date
Jun 2023
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Turin
Core Architecture
Genoa-X
AMD Socket SP5
Socket
AMD Socket SP5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC(Zen 5c (Turin))
Generation
EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))
Package
Transistor Count
135.24 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
500 W
Power Consumption
400 W
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
mm²
Die Size
12x72 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
6 nm
mm²
I/O Die Size
397 mm²
CPU Performance
192
Performance Cores
-
384
Performance Core Threads
-
2.25 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.55 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
192
Total Core Count
96
384
Total Thread Count
192
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
22.5
Multiplier
25.5
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
384 MB shared
L3 Cache
1152 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6000
Memory Types
DDR5-4800
6 TB
Max Memory Size
-
12
Max Memory Channels
12
576 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
460.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
