CPU Comparison

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Intel

INTEL

Intel Xeon 6780E

CORE STATE Sierra Forest

CORE SPECS 144 Cores / 144 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.2 Base / 3 GHz Turbo

CACHE 108 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 330W

ARCHITECTURE Sierra Forest

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

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Intel

INTEL

Xeon 678X

CORE STATE Granite Rapids

CORE SPECS 48 Cores / 96 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.4 Base / 4.9 GHz Turbo

CACHE 192 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 300W

ARCHITECTURE Granite Rapids

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2026

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

7,431

8,444

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

1,049

1,192

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

30,963

35,185

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

4,371

4,967

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

73,723

83,775

passmark_data_compression

2,557,582

1,690,896

passmark_data_encryption

193,004

83,598

passmark_extended_instructions

114,008

141,431

passmark_find_prime_numbers

708

1,010

passmark_floating_point_math

433,862

362,070

passmark_integer_math

641,817

405,075

passmark_multithread

86,734

98,559

passmark_physics

10,951

7,809

passmark_random_string_sorting

326,954

164,102

passmark_single_thread

1,923

3,758

passmark_singlethread

1,923

3,758

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

6780E

678X

Core Specs

Cores

144

48 -66.7%

Threads

144

96 -33.3%

Base Clock (GHz)

2.2

2.4 +9.1%

Boost Clock (GHz)

3

4.9 +63.3%

Frequency (GHz)

2.2

2.4 +9.1%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

3

4.9 +63.3%

Multiplier

22

24 +9.1%

SMP CPUs

2

1 -50.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

96 KB (per core)

112 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

4 MB (per module)

2 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

108 MB (shared)

192 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

330

300 -9.1%

Architecture

Architecture

Sierra Forest

Granite Rapids

Codename

Sierra Forest

Granite Rapids

Generation

Xeon 6 (Sierra Forest-SP)

Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)

Process Size

5 nm

5 nm

Die Size

578 mm²

2x 598 mm²

Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Eight-channel

Eight-channel

Memory Bandwidth

409.6 GB/s

409.6 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 4710

Intel Socket 4710

Chipsets

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W890

PCIe

Gen 5, 88 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 128 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

10 nm

10 nm

Interconnect

UPI Links

4 x24 24 GT/s

—

CXL

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

Gen 2.0 (Shared with PCI-E)

Other

Market

Server/Workstation

Server/Workstation

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$11350

$3749

Part Number

SRPG3

SA2CX

Package

FC-LGA18N

FC-LGA18N

Tj Max

106°C

98°C

Bundled Cooler

None

None

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