CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 12 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4.4 Base / 5.6 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 120W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

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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

3dmark_16_threads

12,552

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

2,519

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

4,886

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

9,114

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

13,929

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,286

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

4,680

4,247

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

660

599

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

19,503

17,697

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,753

2,498

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

46,438

42,136

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

6,555

5,948

geekbench_multicore

19,827

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

3,341

N/A

passmark_data_compression

683,579

665,506

passmark_data_encryption

33,421

32,978

passmark_extended_instructions

55,243

52,333

passmark_find_prime_numbers

436

315

passmark_floating_point_math

120,083

128,525

passmark_integer_math

181,056

163,563

passmark_multithread

54,643

49,572

passmark_physics

3,381

3,940

passmark_random_string_sorting

72,013

65,031

passmark_single_thread

4,672

3,481

passmark_singlethread

4,672

3,481

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 9900X

6517P

Core Specs

Cores

12

16 +33.3%

Threads

24

32 +33.3%

Base Clock (GHz)

4.4

3.2 -27.3%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.6

4.2 -25.0%

Frequency (GHz)

4.4

3.2 -27.3%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.6

4.2 -25.0%

Multiplier

44

32 -27.3%

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

64 MB (shared)

72 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

120

190 +58.3%

PPT

162 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Zen 5

Granite Rapids

Codename

Granite Ridge

Granite Rapids

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-SP)

Process Size

4 nm

5 nm

Transistors

16,630 million

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Die Size

2x 70.6 mm²

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Foundry

TSMC

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Eight-channel

Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

409.6 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

Intel Socket 4710

Chipsets

X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620

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PCIe

Gen 5, 24 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 Graphics

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Other

Market

Desktop

Server/Workstation

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$499

$1195

Part Number

100-000000662

SRVU4

Package

FC-LGA1718

FC-LGA18N

Tj Max

95°C

103°C

Bundled Cooler

None

None

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