AMD EPYC “Torino” con 192 Core e 384 I thread offrono quasi 40% Prestazioni superiori rispetto a Intel Xeon 6

AMD has unveiled its latest EPYC processors, nome in codice “Torino,” featuring Zen 5 and Zen 5C dense cores. Phoronix’s thorough testing reveals remarkable advancements in performance, efficienza, and value. The new lineup includes the EPYC 9575F (64-nucleo), EPYC 9755 (128-nucleo), Microsoft Flight Simulator raggiunge nuove vette su Xbox One e su tutti i dispositivi con Xbox Cloud Gaming 9965 (192-nucleo) e il consiglio di oggi ti viene dalla nostra stessa Sion, all showing impressive capabilities across various server and HPC workloads. In benchmarks, a dual-socket configuration of the 128-core EPYC 9755 Turin outperformed Intel’s dual Xeon “Rapide di granito” 6980P setup with MRDIMM-8800 by 40% in the geometric mean of all tests. Sorprendentemente, even a single EPYC 9755 or EPYC 9965 matched the dual Xeon 6980P in expanded tests with regular DDR5-6400. Within AMD’s lineup, the EPYC 9755 showed a 1.55x performance increase over its predecessor, the 96-core EPYC 9654 “Genova”. L'EPIC 9965 surpassed the dual EPYC 9754 “Bergamo” by 45%.

These gains come with improved efficiency. While power consumption increased moderately, performance improvements resulted in better overall efficiency. Per esempio, the EPYC 9965 Usato 32% more power than the EPYC 9654 but delivered 1.55x the performance. Power consumption remains competitive: the EPYC 9965 averaged 275 Watt (peak 461 Watt), the EPYC 9755 averaged 324 Watt (peak 500 Watt), while Intel’s Xeon 6980P averaged 322 Watt (peak 547 Watt). AMD’s pricing strategy adds to the appeal. The 192-core model is priced at $14,813, compared to Intel’s 128-core CPU at $17,800. This competitive pricing, combined with superior performance per dollar and watt, has resonated with hyperscalers. Estimates suggest 50-60% of hyperscale deployments now use AMD processors.

The Blue Empire is ready to strike back at AMD, with its upcoming “Foresta della Sierra” CPUs with up to 288 E-colori. Intel must deliver similar or greater performance metrics with its new E-core Xeon processor, keeping power consumption low and costs reasonable, so we expect to see a heated battle in the server space between Intel and AMD. Besides more cores, “Foresta della Sierra” will bring 12-channel DDR5 memory, so the massive core count will get adequate memory bandwidth. Fino ad allora, AMD has the crown of performance, efficienza, and value, and we are curious to see this driving competition and further innovation from both sides.