AMD EPYC 9354P vs Intel Xeon W-1290T

Processor comparisons 13-03-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD EPYC 9354P vs Intel Xeon W-1290T and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, streaming, programming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, AIDA64, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, 7zip, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, PCMark 10, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Prime95, Gears 5, RealBench, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Fallout 76
Valorant
Apex Legends
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Last Man Standing
Rainbow Six Siege
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Cyberpunk 2077
Overwatch
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Fortnite
Death Stranding
Red Dead Redemption 2
Halo Infinite
Borderlands 3
Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-1290T or AMD EPYC 9354P.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

EPYC 9354P

70%

Xeon W-1290T

55%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 9354P is 21% better than Xeon W-1290T. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 9354P

75%

Xeon W-1290T

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Control, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	132.6	96.5
Valorant	150.6	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	84.4	61.4
Apex Legends	141.6	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	113.0	82.2
Overwatch	122.0	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	103.9	75.7
DOOM Eternal	75.3	54.8
Warzone	117.5	85.5
Assassin's Creed	126.5	92.1
Valheim	125.0	91.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 9354P

26%

Xeon W-1290T

124%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Xeon W-1290T is more energy efficient than the EPYC 9354P as it consumes less power: 280W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD EPYC 9354P	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	170	108
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	8374	3171
Cinbench 20 Single-core	350	240
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	17783	7463
Cinbench 23 Single-core	911	640
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	46297	18031

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 9354P	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	2087	2944
Multi-Core	67926	18353

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 9354P	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	2223	1308
Multi-Core	43685	8329

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD EPYC 9354P	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Announcement date	November 10, 2022	January 01, 2021
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP5	FCLGA1200
Core name	Genoa	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 4	x86
Generation	4	12
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	3.25 MHz	1.9 MHz
Cores	32	10
Threads	64	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	64000 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	280 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	4096 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	4800
Memory bandwidth	460.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	256MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	Yes
Part number	100-000000805 100-100000805WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 9354P is 41% better than Xeon W-1290T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 9354P has 22 more core than Xeon W-1290T. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 9354P is better: 30
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-1290T is better: 6
However, it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD EPYC 9354P and Intel Xeon W-1290T before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD EPYC 9354P - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD EPYC 9354P specs and review.

• Intel Xeon W-1290T specs and review.