AMD EPYC 9454P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Processor comparisons 15-03-2023

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests AMD EPYC 9454P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M and see which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, programming. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Prime95, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, PassMark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, PCMark 10, 7zip, WPrime, Handbrake, Blender, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M or AMD EPYC 9454P.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 9454P

73%

Xeon Platinum 8260M

60%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 9454P is 17% better than Xeon Platinum 8260M. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 9454P

80%

Xeon Platinum 8260M

69%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. 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 other games in which processors were compared: Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Control, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	142.3	121.9
Valorant	161.7	138.5
Cyberpunk 2077	90.6	77.6
Apex Legends	152.0	130.2
Call of Duty Warzone	121.3	103.9
Overwatch	131.0	112.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	111.6	95.6
DOOM Eternal	80.9	69.3
Warzone	126.2	108.1
Assassin's Creed	135.9	116.4
Valheim	134.2	115.0

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 9454P

17%

Xeon Platinum 8260M

21%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Xeon Platinum 8260M is more energy efficient than the EPYC 9454P as it consumes less power: 290W vs. 165W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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 9454P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Cinbench 15 Single-core	213	211
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	9744	5808
Cinbench 20 Single-core	421	366
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	20676	14048
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1073	1239
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	53807	35899

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

	AMD EPYC 9454P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Single-Core	2439	2291
Multi-Core	78937	34071

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

	AMD EPYC 9454P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Single-Core	1540	1071
Multi-Core	53258	33238

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD EPYC 9454P	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Announcement date	November 10, 2022	October 01, 2020
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP5	LGA3647
Core name	Genoa	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 4	x86
Generation	4	2
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	2.75 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	48	24
Threads	96	48
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	64000 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	290 W	165 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	4096 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	4800
Memory bandwidth	460.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	256MB	35.75 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	Yes
Part number	100-000000873 100-000000873WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 9454P is 16% better than Xeon Platinum 8260M in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 9454P has 24 more core than Xeon Platinum 8260M. 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 9454P is better: 30
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M is better: 5
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD EPYC 9454P and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 9454P - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 9454P specs and review.

• Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M specs and review.