AMD EPYC 9754S vs Intel Core i9-14900

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AMD EPYC 9754S CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-14900
AMD EPYC 9754S Intel Core i9-14900

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 9754S or Intel Core i9-14900 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD EPYC 9754S has 128 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9754S was released in Q2/2023.

The Intel Core i9-14900 has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-14900 was released in Q1/2024.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD EPYC 8004/9004 (15) CPU group Intel Core i 14000 (23)
4 Generation 14
Bergamo/Siena (Zen 4c) Architecture Raptor Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-13900
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9754S has 128 CPU cores and can calculate 128 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9754S is 2.25 GHz (3.10 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-14900 has 24 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-14900 is at 2.00 GHz (5.80 GHz).

AMD EPYC 9754S Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900
128 Cores 24
128 Threads 32
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.25 GHz (3.10 GHz)
128x Zen 4c
A-Core 2.00 GHz (5.80 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 1.50 GHz (4.30 GHz)
16x Gracemont

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 9754S Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 9754S or Intel Core i9-14900 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.65 GHz
-- GPU Generation 11
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 32
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 Intel UHD Graphics 770
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 / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 9754S can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 460.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-14900 supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 89.6 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 9754S Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900
DDR5-4800 Memory DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
6144 GB Max. Memory 192 GB
12 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
460.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 32.00 MB
256.00 MB L3 Cache 36.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 5.0
128 PCIe lanes 20
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 9754S is 360 W, while the Intel Core i9-14900 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 9754S Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900
360 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) 219 W
400 W TDP up --
320 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 9754S is manufactured in 5 nm and has 256.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-14900 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 68.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 9754S Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900
5 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
SP5 Socket LGA 1700
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2023 Release date Q1/2024
10200 $ Release price 549 $
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 9754S AMD EPYC 9754S
128C 128T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz
2242 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 9754S AMD EPYC 9754S
128C 128T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
33820 (100%)

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 9754S AMD EPYC 9754S
128C 128T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz
2202 (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 9754S AMD EPYC 9754S
128C 128T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
20150 (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 9754S AMD EPYC 9754S
128C 128T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz
2947 (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 9754S AMD EPYC 9754S
128C 128T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
20495 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 9754S AMD EPYC 9754S
128C 128T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz
903 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 9754S AMD EPYC 9754S
128C 128T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
12840 (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 9754S AMD EPYC 9754S
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900 Intel Core i9-14900
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz
846 (100%)

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