Intel Xeon 6970E+ vs AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9945
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2026
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Clearwater Forest
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon Graphics
Generation
Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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9945
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
4 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 7529
AM5
Power Consumption
400 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
102°C
95 °C
Foundry
Intel
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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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CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
5.4 GHz
Total Core Count
192
12
Total Thread Count
192
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
23.0
34
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
4 MB per module
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
480 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
2
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Performance Cores
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12
Performance Core Threads
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24
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-8000
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
1.5 TB
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Max Memory Channels
12
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Max Memory Bandwidth
768.0 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
96
28
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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2200 MHz
Shader Units
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128
Texture Units
—
8
Raster Operation Units
—
4
Execution Units
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2
Power Consumption
—
15
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
—
2,117
Cinebench R23
—
19,948
Geekbench 6
—
3,284
Geekbench 6
—
16,188
Cinebench 2024
—
135
Cinebench 2024
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1,230
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.