Intel Xeon 698X vs Intel Xeon 6980E+
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
May 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Server
Server
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Clearwater Forest
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
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Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
3 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
Intel Socket 7529
Power Consumption
350 W
400 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
99°C
Foundry
Intel
Intel
Die Size
2x598 mm²
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I/O Process Size
10 nm
10 nm
I/O Die Size
2x 241
2x 241
Package
FC-LGA18N
FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
86
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Performance Core Threads
172
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Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
86
264
Total Thread Count
172
264
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
20.0
21.0
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
4 MB per module
L3 Cache
336 MB shared
528 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
2
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-8000
Max Memory Size
4 TB
1.5 TB
Max Memory Channels
8
12
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
768.0 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5
PCIe Lanes
128
96
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,944
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Geekbench 6
34,632
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.