Intel Xeon 696X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Mar 2025
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)
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
Ryzen 9000 Series
Instruction Set
—
x86-64
Processor Number
—
9950X3D
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
4 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
AM5
Power Consumption
350 W
170 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Die Size
2x598 mm²
2x70.6 mm²
I/O Process Size
10 nm
6 nm
I/O Die Size
2x 241
122 mm²
Package
FC-LGA18N
FC-LGA1718
Transistor Count
—
16.6 billions
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
230 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
64
16
Performance Core Threads
128
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
5.7 GHz
Total Core Count
64
16
Total Thread Count
128
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
43
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
128 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 Base Frequency
—
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
2200 MHz
Shader Units
—
128
Texture Units
—
8
Raster Operation Units
—
4
Execution Units
—
2
Power Consumption
—
15
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
3,141
3,473
Geekbench 6
34,549
22,539
Cinebench R23
—
2,240
Cinebench R23
—
42,369
Cinebench 2024
—
142
Cinebench 2024
—
2,448
Blender
—
808
Passmark CPU
—
4,731
Passmark CPU
—
70,009
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.