CPU Comparison

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Intel

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

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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

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

8,444

11,194

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

1,192

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

35,185

46,645

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

4,967

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

83,775

111,060

passmark_data_compression

1,690,896

2,797,724

passmark_data_encryption

83,598

162,013

passmark_extended_instructions

141,431

193,404

passmark_find_prime_numbers

1,010

1,484

passmark_floating_point_math

362,070

527,473

passmark_integer_math

405,075

727,750

passmark_multithread

98,559

130,659

passmark_physics

7,809

24,937

passmark_random_string_sorting

164,102

371,795

passmark_single_thread

3,758

3,287

passmark_singlethread

3,758

3,287

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

678X

6960P

Core Specs

Cores

48

72 +50.0%

Threads

96

144 +50.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

2.4

2.7 +12.5%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.9

3.9 -20.4%

Frequency (GHz)

2.4

2.7 +12.5%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.9

3.9 -20.4%

Multiplier

24

27 +12.5%

SMP CPUs

1

2 +100.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

112 KB (per core)

112 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

2 MB (per core)

2 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

192 MB (shared)

432 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

300

500 +66.7%

Architecture

Architecture

Granite Rapids

Granite Rapids

Codename

Granite Rapids

Granite Rapids

Generation

Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)

Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-AP)

Process Size

5 nm

5 nm

Die Size

2x 598 mm²

3x 598 mm²

Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Eight-channel

Twelve-channel

Memory Bandwidth

409.6 GB/s

614.4 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 4710

Intel Socket 7529

Chipsets

W890

—

PCIe

Gen 5, 128 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 96 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

10 nm

10 nm

Interconnect

UPI Links

—

6 x24 24 GT/s

CXL

Gen 2.0 (Shared with PCI-E)

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

Other

Market

Server/Workstation

Server/Workstation

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$3749

$9625

Part Number

SA2CX

SRPKX

Package

FC-LGA18N

FC-LGA18N

Tj Max

98°C

102°C

Bundled Cooler

None

None

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