CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4.3 Base / 5.7 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 170W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

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Intel

INTEL

Xeon 6521P

CORE STATE Granite Rapids

CORE SPECS 24 Cores / 48 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.6 Base / 4.1 GHz Turbo

CACHE 144 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 225W

ARCHITECTURE Granite Rapids

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

16,263

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

2,543

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

4,958

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

9,298

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

16,780

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,293

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

5,657

4,966

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

798

701

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

23,571

20,695

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

3,327

2,921

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

56,122

49,274

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

7,923

6,956

geekbench_multicore

21,441

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

3,386

N/A

passmark_data_compression

896,544

840,355

passmark_data_encryption

44,366

47,452

passmark_extended_instructions

71,564

57,751

passmark_find_prime_numbers

345

437

passmark_floating_point_math

159,063

155,294

passmark_integer_math

242,097

214,076

passmark_multithread

66,030

57,970

passmark_physics

3,279

4,105

passmark_random_string_sorting

94,368

98,119

passmark_single_thread

4,737

2,829

passmark_singlethread

4,737

2,829

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 9950X

6521P

Core Specs

Cores

16

24 +50.0%

Threads

32

48 +50.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

4.3

2.6 -39.5%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.7

4.1 -28.1%

Frequency (GHz)

4.3

2.6 -39.5%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.7

4.1 -28.1%

Multiplier

43

26 -39.5%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

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)

144 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

170

225 +32.4%

PPT

230 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

598 mm²

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, 136 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

10 nm

Interconnect

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

$649

$1250

Part Number

100-000001277

SRVNS

Package

FC-LGA1718

FC-LGA18N

Tj Max

95°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

None

None

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