Why AMD for Databases
No matter where your databases run — at the edge, on premises, or in the cloud — AMD EPYC™ CPUs give you the speed and performance needed to deliver insights faster while consolidating data center space and helping reduce energy costs and consumption.
Accelerated Transactions and Analytics
To support agentic AI and real-time decision making, databases must perform complex transformations, analytics, and transactions with minimal latency. AMD EPYC CPUs deliver blazing speeds for the most intense database workloads.
Databases Run Faster on AMD EPYC CPUs
EPYC 9654 vs 2P Xeon 8490H1
On Oracle Exadata X10M
6-node 1P EPYC vs 6-node 2P Xeon 8480+3
Money-Saving Performance That Makes Room for AI
With ultra-high-density AMD EPYC CPUs you may need fewer servers to do the same work, which can reduce software cost and free up space, capital, and electricity for more capacity and AI accelerators.
AMD EPYC CPUs Deliver Higher Performance and Exceptional Savings
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Compares number of 2P EPYC 9965 (192C) powered servers versus 2P Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ (64C) based servers require to deliver the same SPECrate2017_int_base performance.5
Seamless x86 Migration
AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon® share the 64-bit x86 instruction set AMD released in 2000. Today, the x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group is working to unify x86 even further, which makes moving to AMD an easy, seamless migration on-prem and in the cloud.
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Footnotes- One 96-core AMD EPYC 9654 CPU delivers 31% more performance per core than two 60-core Intel Xeon® 8490H CPUs on TPC-E. 1P 96C AMD EPYC 9654 delivers 31% more per core performance on Microsoft SQL Server® 2022 Enterprise compared to 2P 60C Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H. AMD results (13,000 tpsE or 135.4 tpsE/core, $74.09/tpsE, avail 5/24/23,https://www.tpc.org/4093). Intel results (12,436 tpsE or 103.6 tpsE/core, $95.46/tpsE, avail 5/18/23,https://www.tpc.org/4091). TPC Benchmark is a trademark of TPC. (SP5-148)
- Oracle,Introducing Exadata X10M: Extreme Scalability and Dramatically Improved Price Performance, June 21, 2023. AMD has not independently verified Oracle performance claims.
- AMD,AMD EPYC Delivers Leadership Cloudera Performance, September 2023. A 6-node, single socket system of 96-core AMD EPYC 9654 delivers 42% higher performance than a 6-node, two-socket system of Intel Xeon 8480+ CPUs on TPC-DS @ 3TB.
- TPC-H analytics workload based on internal AMD measurements as of 6/16/2025. This workload is derived from the TPC-H Benchmark and is not comparable to published TPC-H Benchmark results, as this implementation does not comply with all requirements of the TPC-H Benchmark. Workload configs: SQL Server 2022 CU 11, 32 Core Node, SF3000, TPC-H Kit MSTPCH 2.18.0-2600 1P 32C AMD EPYC 9375F powered production server (32 total cores, 1.5 TB DDR5 5200Mhz Memory, BIOS 0.2.3 X-Rev, SMT=On, Determinism=Power, mitigations=off; OS Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard, 10.0.20348 Build 20348, 10 x 3.49TB storage) with 1,346,026 avg QphH@3000 1P 16C AMD EPYC 9175F powered production server (16 total cores, 1.5 TB DDR5 5200Mhz Memory, BIOS 0.2.3 X-Rev, SMT=On, Determinism=Power, mitigations=off; OS Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard, 10.0.20348 Build 20348, 10 x 3.49TB storage) with 826,781 avg QphH@3000 2P 16C AMD EPYC 9124 powered production server (32 total cores, 1.5 TB DDR5 4800Mhz Memory, BIOS 1.7.2, SMT=On, Determinism=Power, mitigations=off; OS Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Datacenter, 10.0.20348 Build 20348, 3 x 6.9TB and 3 x 3.4TB storage) with 1,206,427 avg QphH@3000 Versus 2P 16C Intel Xeon 6544Y powered production server (32 total cores, 3 TB DDR5 5600Mhz Memory, BIOS ESE124B-3.11, SMT=On, mitigations=off; OS Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Datacenter, 10.0.20348 Build 20348, 9 x 3.49TB storage) with 1,031,925 avg QphH@3000.
Estimated licensing costs for running 10M queries
2P Intel Xeon 6544Y platform: $2,344,822 2P AMD EPYC 9124 platform: $2,005,657
1P AMD EPYC 9375F platform: $1,797,648
1P AMD EPYC 9175F platform: $1,463,313
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 license pricing information: $15,123 per 2 core pack, source:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-2022-pricing. Pricing as of 5/2/2025. Results may vary due to factors including system configurations, software versions and BIOS settings. (9xx5-221) - This scenario contains many assumptions and estimates and, while based on AMD internal research and best approximations, should be considered an example for information purposes only, and not used as a basis for decision making over actual testing. The AMD Server & Greenhouse Gas Emissions TCO (total cost of ownership) Estimator Tool - version 1.12, compares the selected AMD EPYC™ and Intel® Xeon® CPU based server solutions required to deliver a TOTAL_PERFORMANCE of 391000 units of SPECrate2017_int_base performance as of October 10, 2024. This estimation compares a legacy 2P Intel Xeon 28 core Platinum_8280 based server with a score of 391 versus 2P EPYC 9965 (192C) powered server with a score of 3000 (https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2024q4/cpu2017-20240923-44837.pdf) along with a comparison upgrade to a 2P Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ (64C) based server with a score of 1130 (https://spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2024q3/cpu2017-20240701-43948.pdf). Actual SPECrate®2017_int_base score for 2P EPYC 9965 will vary based on OEM publications. Environmental impact estimates made leveraging this data, using the Country / Region specific electricity factors from the 2024 International Country Specific Electricity Factors 10 – July 2024, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency “Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.” (9xx5TCO-002A)
- AMD Infinity Guard features vary by EPYC™ Processor generations and/or series. Infinity Guard security features must be enabled by server OEMs and/or Cloud Service Providers to operate. Check with your OEM or provider to confirm support of these features. Learn more about Infinity Guard athttps://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/server/epyc/infinity-guard.html. (GD-183A)
- One 96-core AMD EPYC 9654 CPU delivers 31% more performance per core than two 60-core Intel Xeon® 8490H CPUs on TPC-E. 1P 96C AMD EPYC 9654 delivers 31% more per core performance on Microsoft SQL Server® 2022 Enterprise compared to 2P 60C Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H. AMD results (13,000 tpsE or 135.4 tpsE/core, $74.09/tpsE, avail 5/24/23,https://www.tpc.org/4093). Intel results (12,436 tpsE or 103.6 tpsE/core, $95.46/tpsE, avail 5/18/23,https://www.tpc.org/4091). TPC Benchmark is a trademark of TPC. (SP5-148)
- Oracle,Introducing Exadata X10M: Extreme Scalability and Dramatically Improved Price Performance, June 21, 2023. AMD has not independently verified Oracle performance claims.
- AMD,AMD EPYC Delivers Leadership Cloudera Performance, September 2023. A 6-node, single socket system of 96-core AMD EPYC 9654 delivers 42% higher performance than a 6-node, two-socket system of Intel Xeon 8480+ CPUs on TPC-DS @ 3TB.
- TPC-H analytics workload based on internal AMD measurements as of 6/16/2025. This workload is derived from the TPC-H Benchmark and is not comparable to published TPC-H Benchmark results, as this implementation does not comply with all requirements of the TPC-H Benchmark. Workload configs: SQL Server 2022 CU 11, 32 Core Node, SF3000, TPC-H Kit MSTPCH 2.18.0-2600 1P 32C AMD EPYC 9375F powered production server (32 total cores, 1.5 TB DDR5 5200Mhz Memory, BIOS 0.2.3 X-Rev, SMT=On, Determinism=Power, mitigations=off; OS Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard, 10.0.20348 Build 20348, 10 x 3.49TB storage) with 1,346,026 avg QphH@3000 1P 16C AMD EPYC 9175F powered production server (16 total cores, 1.5 TB DDR5 5200Mhz Memory, BIOS 0.2.3 X-Rev, SMT=On, Determinism=Power, mitigations=off; OS Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard, 10.0.20348 Build 20348, 10 x 3.49TB storage) with 826,781 avg QphH@3000 2P 16C AMD EPYC 9124 powered production server (32 total cores, 1.5 TB DDR5 4800Mhz Memory, BIOS 1.7.2, SMT=On, Determinism=Power, mitigations=off; OS Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Datacenter, 10.0.20348 Build 20348, 3 x 6.9TB and 3 x 3.4TB storage) with 1,206,427 avg QphH@3000 Versus 2P 16C Intel Xeon 6544Y powered production server (32 total cores, 3 TB DDR5 5600Mhz Memory, BIOS ESE124B-3.11, SMT=On, mitigations=off; OS Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Datacenter, 10.0.20348 Build 20348, 9 x 3.49TB storage) with 1,031,925 avg QphH@3000.
Estimated licensing costs for running 10M queries
2P Intel Xeon 6544Y platform: $2,344,822 2P AMD EPYC 9124 platform: $2,005,657
1P AMD EPYC 9375F platform: $1,797,648
1P AMD EPYC 9175F platform: $1,463,313
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 license pricing information: $15,123 per 2 core pack, source:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-2022-pricing. Pricing as of 5/2/2025. Results may vary due to factors including system configurations, software versions and BIOS settings. (9xx5-221) - This scenario contains many assumptions and estimates and, while based on AMD internal research and best approximations, should be considered an example for information purposes only, and not used as a basis for decision making over actual testing. The AMD Server & Greenhouse Gas Emissions TCO (total cost of ownership) Estimator Tool - version 1.12, compares the selected AMD EPYC™ and Intel® Xeon® CPU based server solutions required to deliver a TOTAL_PERFORMANCE of 391000 units of SPECrate2017_int_base performance as of October 10, 2024. This estimation compares a legacy 2P Intel Xeon 28 core Platinum_8280 based server with a score of 391 versus 2P EPYC 9965 (192C) powered server with a score of 3000 (https://www.spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2024q4/cpu2017-20240923-44837.pdf) along with a comparison upgrade to a 2P Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ (64C) based server with a score of 1130 (https://spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2024q3/cpu2017-20240701-43948.pdf). Actual SPECrate®2017_int_base score for 2P EPYC 9965 will vary based on OEM publications. Environmental impact estimates made leveraging this data, using the Country / Region specific electricity factors from the 2024 International Country Specific Electricity Factors 10 – July 2024, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency “Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.” (9xx5TCO-002A)
- AMD Infinity Guard features vary by EPYC™ Processor generations and/or series. Infinity Guard security features must be enabled by server OEMs and/or Cloud Service Providers to operate. Check with your OEM or provider to confirm support of these features. Learn more about Infinity Guard athttps://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/server/epyc/infinity-guard.html. (GD-183A)