Additionally, two other AMD EPYC products are being closely watched: the 128-core/128-thread 9754S and the Genoa-X part, 9684X, which boasts a massive 1.152GB L3 cache. The former is priced at around $8,400 (down from $10,200) from ShopBLT, while the latter can be found for about $2,000 more (down from $14,756) at Wiredzone. These discounts are significant and contribute to AMD’s competitive positioning.
In the high-end CPU market, Intel’s Xeon Platinum 8490H processor, launched in January 2023, remains AMD’s primary competitor. However, the 8490H lags behind the EPYC 9754 with only 60 cores and 120 threads while costing nearly twice as much as AMD’s fourth-generation 128-core flagship. This significant cost difference makes AMD’s EPYC processors an attractive choice for businesses and data centers.
