Intel Xeon 658X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Nov 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Zen 2
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
7 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
sTRX4
Power Consumption
250 W
280 W
Peak Operating Temperature
99°C
68 °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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23.5 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
24
32
Performance Core Threads
48
64
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
24
32
Total Thread Count
48
64
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30.0
37x
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
144 MB shared
128 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
4 TB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
95.37 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
4.0
PCIe Lanes
128
64
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
3,096
1,463
Geekbench 6
29,732
12,202
Cinebench R23
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1,308
Cinebench R23
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46,874
Passmark CPU
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2,674
Passmark CPU
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62,989
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.