AMD EPYC 9754 vs Apple A17 Pro

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AMD EPYC 9754 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A17 Pro
AMD EPYC 9754 Apple A17 Pro

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD EPYC 9754 and the Apple A17 Pro and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD EPYC 9754 128 core processor released in Q2/2023 with the Apple A17 Pro which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2023.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Apple A series (22)
AMD EPYC 8004/9004 (15) CPU group Apple A17 (1)
4 Generation 17
Bergamo/Siena (Zen 4c) Architecture A17
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A16 Bionic
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9754 is a 128 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.25 GHz (3.10 GHz). The processor can compute 256 threads at the same time. The Apple A17 Pro clocks with 3.78 GHz, has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

AMD EPYC 9754 Characteristic Apple A17 Pro
128 Cores 6
256 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.25 GHz (3.10 GHz)
128x Zen 4c
A-Core 3.78 GHz
-- B-Core 2.11 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD EPYC 9754 Characteristic Apple A17 Pro
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores)
GPU frequency 1.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 3 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 6 GB
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 6144 GB of memory in a maximum of 12 memory channels is supported by the AMD EPYC 9754, while the Apple A17 Pro supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

AMD EPYC 9754 Characteristic Apple A17 Pro
DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR5-6400
6144 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
12 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
460.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 20.00 MB
256.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version --
128 PCIe lanes --
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD EPYC 9754 has a TDP of 360 W. The TDP of the Apple A17 Pro is 11 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD EPYC 9754 Characteristic Apple A17 Pro
360 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 11 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
400 W TDP up --
320 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 9754 has 256.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 5 nm. The cache of Apple A17 Pro is at 44.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 3 nm.

AMD EPYC 9754 Characteristic Apple A17 Pro
5 nm Technology 3 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8.6-A (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI ISA extensions --
SP5 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems iOS
Q2/2023 Release date Q3/2023
11900 $ Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
2140 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
5868 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
2952 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
7462 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores) @ 1.40 GHz
2147 (100%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 2.25 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
1488440 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 2.25 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
1108570 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD EPYC 9754 AMD EPYC 9754
128C 256T @ 2.25 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
35 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 9754 Apple A17 Pro
Unknown Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

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