Intel Xeon 638 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Apr 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Zen
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
AM4
Power Consumption
180 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
598 mm²
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I/O Process Size
10 nm
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I/O Die Size
2x 241
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Package
FC-LGA18N
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Transistor Count
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4.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4 GHz
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
32
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32.0
36x
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
72 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
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Performance Cores
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6
Performance Core Threads
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12
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Channels
4
2
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Max Memory Size
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64 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
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39.74 GB/s
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
3.0
PCIe Lanes
80
24
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
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1,039
Geekbench 5
—
988
Geekbench 6
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4,315
Geekbench 5
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5,881
Passmark CPU
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2,197
Passmark CPU
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13,019
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.