CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 8 Cores / 16 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.8 Base / 5.5 GHz Turbo

CACHE 32 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

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Intel

INTEL

Xeon 6960P

CORE STATE Granite Rapids

CORE SPECS 72 Cores / 144 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.7 Base / 3.9 GHz Turbo

CACHE 432 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 500W

ARCHITECTURE Granite Rapids

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

9,824

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

2,525

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

4,869

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

8,184

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

9,771

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,280

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

3,183

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

449

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

13,266

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,872

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

31,588

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

4,459

N/A

geekbench_multicore

17,002

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

3,353

N/A

passmark_data_compression

437,140

N/A

passmark_data_encryption

21,815

N/A

passmark_extended_instructions

35,318

N/A

passmark_find_prime_numbers

192

N/A

passmark_floating_point_math

78,999

N/A

passmark_integer_math

120,142

N/A

passmark_multithread

37,161

N/A

passmark_physics

2,241

N/A

passmark_random_string_sorting

46,782

N/A

passmark_single_thread

4,654

N/A

passmark_singlethread

4,654

N/A

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

7 9700X

6960P

Core Specs

Cores

8

72 +800.0%

Threads

16

144 +800.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.8

2.7 -28.9%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.5

3.9 -29.1%

Frequency (GHz)

3.8

2.7 -28.9%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.5

3.9 -29.1%

Multiplier

38

27 -28.9%

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

32 MB (shared)

432 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

65

500 +669.2%

PPT

88 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Zen 5

Granite Rapids

Codename

Granite Ridge

Granite Rapids

Generation

Ryzen 7 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-AP)

Process Size

4 nm

5 nm

Transistors

8,315 million

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Die Size

70.6 mm²

3x 598 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Twelve-channel

Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

614.4 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

Intel Socket 7529

Chipsets

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

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PCIe

Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 96 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

10 nm

Interconnect

UPI Links

—

6 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

$359

$9625

Part Number

100-000001404

SRPKX

Package

FC-LGA1718

FC-LGA18N

Tj Max

95°C

102°C

Bundled Cooler

None

None

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