CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
CORE STATE
Granite Ridge
CORE SPECS
6 Cores / 12 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.8 Base / 5 GHz Turbo
CACHE
32 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
65W
ARCHITECTURE
Zen 5
PROCESS
4 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2025
VS
INTEL
Xeon 6978P
CORE STATE
Granite Rapids
CORE SPECS
120 Cores / 240 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.1 Base / 3.9 GHz Turbo
CACHE
504 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
500W
ARCHITECTURE
Granite Rapids
PROCESS
5 nm
LAUNCH DATE
—
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
5 9500F
6978P
Core Specs
Cores
6
120
+1900.0%
Threads
12
240
+1900.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3.8
2.1
-44.7%
Boost Clock (GHz)
5
3.9
-22.0%
Frequency (GHz)
3.8
2.1
-44.7%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
5
3.9
-22.0%
Multiplier
38
21
-44.7%
SMP CPUs
1
2
+100.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
80 KB (per core)
112 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
1 MB (per core)
2 MB (per core)
L3 Cache
32 MB (shared)
504 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
65
500
+669.2%
PPT
88 W
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Architecture
Architecture
Zen 5
Granite Rapids
Codename
Granite Ridge
Granite Rapids
Generation
Ryzen 5
(Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-AP)
Process Size
4 nm
5 nm
Transistors
8,315 million
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Die Size
70.6 mm²
3x 598 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR5
DDR5
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Twelve-channel
Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
614.4 GB/s
ECC Memory
Yes
Yes
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket AM5
Intel Socket 7529
Chipsets
X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620
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PCIe
Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 5, 96 Lanes (CPU only)
AMD Multi-Die
IO Process Size
6 nm
10 nm
Interconnect
UPI Links
—
6 x24 24 GT/s
CXL
—
Gen 2.0, 64 Lanes (Shared with PCI-E)
Other
Market
Desktop
Server/Workstation
Production Status
Active
Active
Launch Price
$219
$11025
Part Number
100-000001406
SA2YL
Package
FC-LGA1718
FC-LGA18N
Tj Max
95°C
94°C
Bundled Cooler
Wraith Stealth
None