Intel Xeon 696X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Jun 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon Graphics
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
Ryzen 9000 Series
Instruction Set
—
x86-64
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
4 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
AM5
Power Consumption
350 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Die Size
2x598 mm²
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I/O Process Size
10 nm
6 nm
I/O Die Size
2x 241
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Package
FC-LGA18N
FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
64
8
Performance Core Threads
128
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
5.5 GHz
Total Core Count
64
8
Total Thread Count
128
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
38
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
336 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
4 TB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
128
28
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
2200 MHz
Execution Units
—
2
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
3,141
3,333
Geekbench 6
34,549
17,500
Cinebench R23
—
2,160
Cinebench R23
—
19,539
Cinebench 2024
—
133
Cinebench 2024
—
1,115
Cinebench 2026
—
5,262
Passmark CPU
—
4,627
Passmark CPU
—
37,369
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.