CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

CORE STATE Dragon Range

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.4 Base / 5.3 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 55W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 4

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

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Intel

INTEL

Xeon 6517P

CORE STATE Granite Rapids

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.2 Base / 4.2 GHz Turbo

CACHE 72 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 190W

ARCHITECTURE Granite Rapids

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

4,584

4,247

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

647

599

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

19,104

17,697

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,696

2,498

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

45,488

42,136

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

6,421

5,948

passmark_data_compression

738,673

665,506

passmark_data_encryption

44,430

32,978

passmark_extended_instructions

54,674

52,333

passmark_find_prime_numbers

272

315

passmark_floating_point_math

125,981

128,525

passmark_integer_math

205,945

163,563

passmark_multithread

54,675

49,572

passmark_physics

2,115

3,940

passmark_random_string_sorting

85,869

65,031

passmark_single_thread

4,033

3,481

passmark_singlethread

4,033

3,481

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 8940HX

6517P

Core Specs

Cores

16

16 0.0%

Threads

32

32 0.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

2.4

3.2 +33.3%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.3

4.2 -20.8%

Frequency (GHz)

2.4

3.2 +33.3%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.3

4.2 -20.8%

Multiplier

24

32 +33.3%

SMP CPUs

1

2 +100.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

112 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1 MB (per core)

2 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

64 MB (shared)

72 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

55

190 +245.5%

Configurable TDP

45-75 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Zen 4

Granite Rapids

Codename

Dragon Range

Granite Rapids

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Dragon Range))

Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-SP)

Process Size

5 nm

5 nm

Transistors

13,140 million

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Die Size

2x 71 mm²

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Foundry

TSMC

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Eight-channel

Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

409.6 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

Yes

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket FL1

Intel Socket 4710

PCIe

Gen 5, 28 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 88 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

10 nm

Interconnect

UPI Links

—

3 x24 24 GT/s

CXL

—

Gen 2.0, 64 Lanes (Shared with PCI-E)

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

Radeon 610M

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Other

Market

Mobile

Server/Workstation

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

—

$1195

Part Number

100-000001849

SRVU4

Package

µFC-BGAFL1

FC-LGA18N

Tj Max

100°C

103°C

Bundled Cooler

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None

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