AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Xeon 656
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jul 2017
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Zen
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
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Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
AM4
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
65 W
210 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
98°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
20
Performance Core Threads
4
40
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
4
20
Total Thread Count
4
40
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
31x
29.0
L1 Cache
96 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
39.74 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
20
128
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
833
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Cinebench R23
3,010
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Geekbench 6
1,216
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Geekbench 5
928
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Geekbench 6
3,709
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Geekbench 5
3,042
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Blender
43
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Passmark CPU
1,924
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Passmark CPU
6,284
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.