Intel Xeon 656 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Server
Laptop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Raven Ridge
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon Vega 8
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
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Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
FP5
Power Consumption
210 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98°C
95 °C
Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
2x598 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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4.9 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
20
4
Performance Core Threads
40
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
20
4
Total Thread Count
40
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
29.0
20x
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
128 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
72 MB shared
4 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR4-2400
Max Memory Size
4 TB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
35.76 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
3.0
PCIe Lanes
128
12
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1100 MHz
Shader Units
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512
Texture Units
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32
Raster Operation Units
—
8
Execution Units
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8
Power Consumption
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65 W
Max Resolution
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3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
—
796
Cinebench R23
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2,861
Geekbench 6
—
1,025
Geekbench 5
—
781
Geekbench 6
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2,649
Geekbench 5
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2,722
Blender
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41
Passmark CPU
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1,807
Passmark CPU
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6,483
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.