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CPU Comparison
amd

EPYC™ 9965

G-Score 108 Overall Score

192 cores / 384 threads, up to 3.70 GHz, 500.00 W TDP, 384.00 MB cache

intel

Xeon® 6990E+

G-Score 157 Overall Score

288 cores / 288 threads, up to 3.20 GHz, 450.00 W TDP, 576.00 MB cache

Insight

VERDICT

Recommended Xeon® 6990E+

Not a photo-finish: Xeon® 6990E+ leads comfortably across the board. Spec sheet: 576 MB L3 cache, 288 / 288, up to 3.2 GHz—Xeon® 6990E+ is built for sustained load, not just burst. Budget or bundle deals can flip this pair despite G-SCORE. The 6% edge in AI Capability is the usable takeaway. The final word is your most-used software, not this page.

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Signals

Head-to-Head Specs

192 / 384
Cores
288 / 288
3.7 GHz
Clock
3.2 GHz
384 MB
Cache
576 MB
500 W
Power
450 W
GeeCool Index

Six Index Comparison

Gaming Index

Game performance
Better in this index Intel® Xeon® 6990E+ processor
192
223
EPYC™ 9965 Xeon® 6990E+

The higher Gaming Index usually means smoother frame pacing and better minimums in CPU-sensitive games.

Content Creation Index

Editing, rendering & streaming
Better in this index Intel® Xeon® 6990E+ processor
88
93
EPYC™ 9965 Xeon® 6990E+

If Premiere, Blender, or OBS is daily work, Content Creation Index is more actionable than raw cores.

Compute Index

Compilation & multithreaded workloads
Better in this index AMD EPYC™ 9965
94
91
EPYC™ 9965 Xeon® 6990E+

When you need sustained throughput, Compute Index is more informative than peak clock alone.

AI Capability

On-device AI workloads
Better in this index Intel® Xeon® 6990E+ processor
56
60
EPYC™ 9965 Xeon® 6990E+

The higher AI Capability tends to have more headroom for local LLMs and Stable Diffusion-style workloads.

Efficiency Index

Performance per watt
Better in this index Intel® Xeon® 6990E+ processor
192
560
EPYC™ 9965 Xeon® 6990E+

Efficiency is not just TDP—Efficiency Index captures the performance-per-watt balance.

Value Index

Capability vs platform cost
Better in this index AMD EPYC™ 9965
21
20
EPYC™ 9965 Xeon® 6990E+

The higher Value Index often delivers a better return on platform spend.

Specs

Key Differences

Spec EPYC™ 9965 Xeon® 6990E+
硬件类型 CPU CPU
核心 / 线程 192 / 384 288 / 288
最高 Boost 3.7 GHz 3.2 GHz
L3 缓存 384 MB 576 MB
TDP 500 W 450 W
平台 FCLGA7529
内存支持 DDR5 DDR5-RDIMM-8000MT/s-1DPC
Guide

Buying Choice

Why choose EPYC™ 9965?

  • 192 cores / 384 threads — higher multithreaded throughput

Why choose Xeon® 6990E+?

  • 576.00 MB L3 cache — smoother gaming with fewer hitches
  • 288 cores / 288 threads — higher multithreaded throughput
  • 450W TDP — lower power draw under load

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