CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 40
CORE STATE
Mendocino
CORE SPECS
4 Cores / 8 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.8 Base / 4.3 GHz Turbo
CACHE
4 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
15W
ARCHITECTURE
Zen 2
PROCESS
6 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2025
VS
INTEL
Xeon 6978P
CORE STATE
Granite Rapids
CORE SPECS
120 Cores / 240 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.1 Base / 3.9 GHz Turbo
CACHE
504 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
500W
ARCHITECTURE
Granite Rapids
PROCESS
5 nm
LAUNCH DATE
—
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
5 40
6978P
Core Specs
Cores
4
120
+2900.0%
Threads
8
240
+2900.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
2.8
2.1
-25.0%
Boost Clock (GHz)
4.3
3.9
-9.3%
Frequency (GHz)
2.8
2.1
-25.0%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
4.3
3.9
-9.3%
Multiplier
28
21
-25.0%
SMP CPUs
1
2
+100.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
64 KB (per core)
112 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
512 KB (per core)
2 MB (per core)
L3 Cache
4 MB (shared)
504 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
15
500
+3233.3%
Architecture
Architecture
Zen 2
Granite Rapids
Codename
Mendocino
Granite Rapids
Generation
Ryzen 5
(Zen 2 (Mendocino))
Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-AP)
Process Size
6 nm
5 nm
Die Size
100 mm²
3x 598 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
LPDDR5
DDR5
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Twelve-channel
Memory Bandwidth
88.0 GB/s
614.4 GB/s
ECC Memory
No
Yes
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket FT6
Intel Socket 7529
PCIe
Gen 3, 4 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 5, 96 Lanes (CPU only)
AMD Multi-Die
IO Process Size
—
10 nm
Interconnect
UPI Links
—
6 x24 24 GT/s
CXL
—
Gen 2.0, 64 Lanes (Shared with PCI-E)
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 610M
—
Other
Market
Mobile
Server/Workstation
Production Status
Active
Active
Launch Price
—
$11025
Part Number
—
SA2YL
Package
FT6
FC-LGA18N
Tj Max
95°C
94°C
Bundled Cooler
—
None