EPYC 9455P vs Xeon 6960P

The EPYC 9455P packs 48 cores / 96 threads, while the Xeon 6960P offers 72 cores / 144 threads — the Xeon 6960P has 24 more cores. Boost clocks reach 4.4 GHz on the EPYC 9455P versus 3.9 GHz on the Xeon 6960P — a 12% clock advantage for the EPYC 9455P (base: 3.15 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). The EPYC 9455P uses the Turin (2024) architecture (4 nm), while the Xeon 6960P uses Granite Rapids (2024−2025) (Intel 3 nm). In PassMark, the EPYC 9455P scores 116,926 against the Xeon 6960P's 130,659 — a 11.1% lead for the Xeon 6960P. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 1,962 vs 2,100, a 6.8% lead for the Xeon 6960P that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 1,898 vs 60,000 (187.7% advantage for the Xeon 6960P). L3 cache: 256 MB (total) on the EPYC 9455P vs 432 MB (total) on the Xeon 6960P.

The EPYC 9455P uses the SP5 socket (PCIe 5.0), while the Xeon 6960P uses LGA7529 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR5-6000 memory speed. The Xeon 6960P supports up to 3072 GB of RAM compared to 9 TB — 198.8% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 12-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 128 (EPYC 9455P) vs 96 (Xeon 6960P) — the EPYC 9455P offers 32 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: SP5 (EPYC 9455P) and Intel 600 Series (Xeon 6960P).

Virtualization support: AMD-V, SEV-SNP (EPYC 9455P) vs VT-x, VT-d (Xeon 6960P). Primary use case: EPYC 9455P targets Data Center / Single Socket, Xeon 6960P targets Server. Direct competitor: EPYC 9455P rivals Xeon 6766E; Xeon 6960P rivals EPYC 9654.

The EPYC 9455P launched at $4819 MSRP, while the Xeon 6960P debuted at $9625. At current prices ($4366 vs $9625), the EPYC 9455P is $5259 cheaper. In terms of value (PassMark points per dollar), the EPYC 9455P delivers 26.8 pts/$ vs 13.6 pts/$ for the Xeon 6960P — making the EPYC 9455P the 65.4% better value option.