AMD EPYC 7763 vs Intel Xeon 656

CPU Specs Compare

C

AMD EPYC 7763

AMD 2021-03
C

Intel Xeon 656

Intel 2026-02

General Parameters

Release Date
Mar 2021
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Server
Server
Core Architecture
Milan
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
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Intel Xeon 6 processors

Package

Transistor Count
33.2 billions
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Manufacturing Process
7 nm
5 nm
Socket
AMD Socket SP3
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
280 W
210 W
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Die Size
8x81 mm²
2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
12 nm
10 nm
I/O Die Size
416 mm²
2x 241
Package
FCLGA-4094
FC-LGA18N
Peak Operating Temperature
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98°C

CPU Performance

Performance Core Base Frequency
2.45 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
64
20
Total Thread Count
128
40
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.5
29.0
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
256 MB shared
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Cores per CCD
8
-
SMP
2
1
Performance Cores
-
20
Performance Core Threads
-
40

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Channels
8
8
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Max Memory Size
-
4 TB
Max Memory Bandwidth
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409.6 GB/s

Miscellaneous

PCIe Version
4
5
PCIe Lanes
128
128
Official Website
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📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
61,455
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Geekbench 6
1,432
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Geekbench 6
13,737
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Blender
139
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