Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 vs AMD EPYC 9655

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Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9655
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 AMD EPYC 9655

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 or AMD EPYC 9655 - 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 Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 was released in Q4/2015.

The AMD EPYC 9655 has 96 cores with 192 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9655 was released in Q4/2024.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17) CPU group AMD EPYC 9005 (21)
5 Generation 5
Skylake S Architecture Turin (Zen 5 / Zen 5c)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor AMD EPYC 9654
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 is 2.00 GHz (2.80 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 9655 has 96 CPU cores and 192 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9655 is at 2.70 GHz.

Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9655
4 Cores 96
8 Threads 192
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9655
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 or AMD EPYC 9655 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.

Intel HD Graphics P530 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

Intel HD Graphics P530 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9655 supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 480.0 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9655
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR5-6000
64 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 480.0 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 384.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
16 PCIe lanes 128
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 is 25 W, while the AMD EPYC 9655 has a TDP of 400 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9655
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 400 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9655 is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 384.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Characteristic AMD EPYC 9655
14 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
BGA 1440 Socket SP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q4/2015 Release date Q4/2024
-- Release price --
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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.
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
Intel HD Graphics P530 @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9655 AMD EPYC 9655
@ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
5314 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9655 AMD EPYC 9655
96C 192T @ 2.70 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
118 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9655 AMD EPYC 9655
96C 192T @ 2.70 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
520 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9655 AMD EPYC 9655
96C 192T @ 2.70 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1505L v5 AMD EPYC 9655
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