Xeon Gold 6538N vs AMD EPYC 9654

VS

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

AMD EPYC 9654

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Gold 6538N with 32 cores 2.1GHz and AMD EPYC 9654 with 96 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon Gold 6538N 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

Lower TDP (205W vs 360W)

AMD EPYC 9654 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (384MB vs 60MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon Gold 6538N +16%

2310

AMD EPYC 9654

1984

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon Gold 6538N +4%

20810

AMD EPYC 9654

19940

Xeon Gold 6538N

VS

AMD EPYC 9654

General Parameters

Dec 2023

Release Date

Nov 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Emerald Rapids

Core Architecture

Genoa

Intel Socket 4677

Socket

AMD Socket SP5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Gold (Emerald Rapids-SP)

Generation

EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))

Package

-

Transistor Count

78.84 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

205 W

Power Consumption

360 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

2x763 mm²

Die Size

12x72 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

397 mm²

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

32

Total Core Count

96

64

Total Thread Count

192

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

24.0

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

60 MB shared

L3 Cache

384 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

AVX-512 FMA Ports

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

8

Max Memory Channels

12

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

5

PCIe Version

5

80

PCIe Lanes

128

Related CPU Comparisons

1

Xeon Gold 6538N vs AMD EPYC 9754

2

Xeon Gold 6538N vs Opteron X2 185

3

Xeon Gold 6538N vs Intel Xeon E5 1630 v3

4

Xeon Gold 6538N vs AMD EPYC 9015

5

Xeon Gold 6538N vs Xeon W 1370

6

Xeon Gold 6538N vs Xeon Platinum 8481C

7

Xeon Gold 6538N vs Intel Xeon E3 1585 v5

8

Xeon Gold 6538N vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX

9

Xeon Gold 6538N vs Xeon E 2104G

10

Xeon Gold 6538N vs AMD EPYC 7453

Related News

1

Continuous Decline in DRAM Memory Prices: Downward Trend Intensifies

2

NVIDIA GB202 Chip Unveiled for the First Time, to be Used in RTX 5090 with 512-bit GDDR7 Memory

3

Strix Halo Integrated Graphics Score Appears on Passmark, Currently Slightly Below RTX 3060 12GB

4

AMD Unveils New RX 9070 XT Graphics Card Performance: Positioned Between RX 7900 GRE and RX 7900 XT

5

Double the Excitement! AMD FSR 4.0 to Launch Alongside RX 9070 XT Graphics Card

6

CPU-Z Minor Update: Support for Intel's Four New Products and New Memory

7

CXMT Reportedly Achieves 80% Yield in DDR5 Production

8

Intel Wildcat Lake Appears on Shipping List with FCBGA1516 Socket, Poised to Replace Alder Lake-N

9

The Commencement of ARM and Qualcomm Licensing Dispute Trial: Potential Major Impact on PC Market

10

NVIDIA Allegedly Equips RTX 5080 with 30Gbps Memory Speed, Other Models to Feature 28Gbps