CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
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
PROCESS
4 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2025
VS
INTEL
Xeon 6980E+
CORE STATE
Clearwater Forest
CORE SPECS
264 Cores / 264 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.1 Base / 3.2 GHz Turbo
CACHE
528 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
400W
ARCHITECTURE
Clearwater Forest
PROCESS
3 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2026
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
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
7 9700F
6980E+
Core Specs
Cores
8
264
+3200.0%
Threads
16
264
+1550.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3.8
2.1
-44.7%
Boost Clock (GHz)
5.5
3.2
-41.8%
Frequency (GHz)
3.8
2.1
-44.7%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
5.5
3.2
-41.8%
Multiplier
38
21
-44.7%
SMP CPUs
1
2
+100.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
80 KB (per core)
96 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
1 MB (per core)
4 MB (per module)
L3 Cache
32 MB (shared)
528 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
65
400
+515.4%
PPT
88 W
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Architecture
Architecture
Zen 5
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Codename
Granite Ridge
Clearwater Forest
Generation
Ryzen 7
(Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Xeon 6+
(Clearwater Forest-SP)
Process Size
4 nm
3 nm
Transistors
8,315 million
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Die Size
70.6 mm²
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Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR5
DDR5
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Twelve-channel
Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
768.0 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
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6x 24 GT/s
CXL
—
Gen 2.0, 64 Lanes (Shared with PCI-E)
Other
Market
Desktop
Server/Workstation
Production Status
Active
Active
Launch Price
$289
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Part Number
100-000001902
unknown
Package
FC-LGA1718
FC-LGA18N
Tj Max
95°C
99°C
Bundled Cooler
None
None