AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Xeon 696X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2024
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Amd
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
9950X
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Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
N/A
Generation
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Transistor Count
13.1 billions
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Manufacturing Process
4 nm
5 nm
Socket
AM5
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
170 W
350 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100°C
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
I/O Process Size
6 nm
10 nm
Package
FC-LGA1718
FC-LGA18N
Die Size
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2x598 mm²
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
64
Performance Core Threads
32
128
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
16
64
Total Thread Count
32
128
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
43
24.0
L1 Cache
80 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
336 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
192 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
1500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
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Execution Units
2
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5
PCIe Lanes
28
128
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,243
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Cinebench R23
42,074
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Geekbench 6
3,419
3,141
Geekbench 6
21,762
34,549
Cinebench 2024
137
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Cinebench 2024
2,287
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Passmark CPU
4,743
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Passmark CPU
66,476
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.