Intel Xeon 698X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Storm Peak
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))
Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
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Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
5 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
AMD Socket sTR5
Power Consumption
350 W
350 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
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Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Die Size
2x598 mm²
8x71 mm²
I/O Process Size
10 nm
6 nm
I/O Die Size
2x 241
388 mm
Package
FC-LGA18N
FC-LGA4844
Transistor Count
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52.56 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
86
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Performance Core Threads
172
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Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
86
64
Total Thread Count
172
128
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
20.0
32.0
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
64 KB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
64 MB
L3 Cache
336 MB shared
256 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
4 TB
1 TB
Max Memory Channels
8
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
166.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5
PCIe Lanes
128
48
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,944
2,828
Geekbench 6
34,632
26,811
Cinebench R23
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1,891
Cinebench R23
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98,341
Cinebench 2024
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113
Cinebench 2024
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5,531
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.