CPU Comparison
INTEL
Intel Xeon 636
CORE STATE
Granite Rapids
CORE SPECS
12 Cores / 24 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.5 Base / 4.7 GHz Turbo
CACHE
48 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
170W
ARCHITECTURE
Granite Rapids
PROCESS
5 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2026
VS
INTEL
Xeon 654
CORE STATE
Granite Rapids
CORE SPECS
18 Cores / 36 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.1 Base / 4.8 GHz Turbo
CACHE
72 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
200W
ARCHITECTURE
Granite Rapids
PROCESS
5 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2026
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
passmark_data_compression
passmark_data_encryption
passmark_extended_instructions
passmark_find_prime_numbers
passmark_floating_point_math
passmark_integer_math
passmark_multithread
passmark_physics
passmark_random_string_sorting
passmark_single_thread
passmark_singlethread
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
636
654
Core Specs
Cores
12
18
+50.0%
Threads
24
36
+50.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3.5
3.1
-11.4%
Boost Clock (GHz)
4.7
4.8
+2.1%
Frequency (GHz)
3.5
3.1
-11.4%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
4.7
4.8
+2.1%
Multiplier
35
31
-11.4%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
112 KB (per core)
112 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
2 MB (per core)
2 MB (per core)
L3 Cache
48 MB (shared)
72 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
170
200
+17.6%
Architecture
Architecture
Granite Rapids
Granite Rapids
Codename
Granite Rapids
Granite Rapids
Generation
Xeon 600
(Granite Rapids-WS)
Xeon 600
(Granite Rapids-WS)
Process Size
5 nm
5 nm
Die Size
598 mm²
2x 598 mm²
Foundry
Intel
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR5
DDR5
Memory Bus
Quad-channel
Eight-channel
Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory
Yes
Yes
Platform
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
Intel Socket 4710
Chipsets
W890
W890
PCIe
Gen 5, 80 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 5, 128 Lanes(CPU only)
AMD Multi-Die
IO Process Size
10 nm
10 nm
Interconnect
CXL
Gen 2.0 (Shared with PCI-E)
Gen 2.0 (Shared with PCI-E)
Other
Market
Server/Workstation
Server/Workstation
Production Status
Active
Active
Launch Price
$639
$1199
Part Number
SA2DM
SA2DP
Package
FC-LGA18N
FC-LGA18N
Tj Max
101°C
96°C
Bundled Cooler
None
None