Intel Xeon W-11855M vs AMD EPYC 9684X

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Intel Xeon W-11855M CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9684X
Intel Xeon W-11855M AMD EPYC 9684X

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon W-11855M and the AMD EPYC 9684X and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon W-11855M 6 core processor released in Q2/2021 with the AMD EPYC 9684X which has 96 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2023.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Xeon W-11000M (8) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
11 Generation 4
Tiger Lake H Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-11855M is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 9684X clocks with 2.55 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 96 CPU cores and can calculate 192 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon W-11855M Characteristic AMD EPYC 9684X
6 Cores 96
12 Threads 192
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 2.55 GHz
4.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.42 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.

Intel Xeon W-11855M Characteristic AMD EPYC 9684X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

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.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 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 UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon W-11855M, while the AMD EPYC 9684X supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 460.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon W-11855M Characteristic AMD EPYC 9684X
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-4800
128 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
18.00 MB L3 Cache 1,152.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
20 PCIe lanes 128
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon W-11855M has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 9684X is 400 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon W-11855M Characteristic AMD EPYC 9684X
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 400 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down 320 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-11855M has 18.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 9684X is at 1,152.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm.

Intel Xeon W-11855M Characteristic AMD EPYC 9684X
10 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
BGA 1787 Socket SP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2023
450 $ Release price 14756 $
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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.
Intel Xeon W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1540 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9684X AMD EPYC 9684X
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
10518 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9684X AMD EPYC 9684X
96C 192T @ 3.42 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1642 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9684X AMD EPYC 9684X
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
7968 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9684X AMD EPYC 9684X
96C 192T @ 3.42 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
2142 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9684X AMD EPYC 9684X
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8624 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9684X AMD EPYC 9684X
96C 192T @ 3.42 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
599 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9684X AMD EPYC 9684X
96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
4586 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9684X AMD EPYC 9684X
96C 192T @ 3.42 GHz
0 (0%)

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 W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9684X AMD EPYC 9684X
@ 0.00 GHz
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 W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
18367 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9684X AMD EPYC 9684X
96C 192T @ 3.42 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-11855M AMD EPYC 9684X
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