AMD EPYC 8635P vs Intel Xeon 656
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2026
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Server
Server
Core Architecture
Sorano
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
EPYC (Zen 5 (Sorano))
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
-
Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Transistor Count
99.78 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
5 nm
Socket
AMD Socket SP6
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
225 W
210 W
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Die Size
12x70.6 mm²
2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
6 nm
10 nm
Package
FC-LGA4844
FC-LGA18N
Peak Operating Temperature
-
98°C
I/O Die Size
-
2x 241
CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
84
20
Total Thread Count
168
40
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
16.0
29.0
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
384 MB
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
1
Performance Cores
-
20
Performance Core Threads
-
40
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Channels
6
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
307.2 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Max Memory Size
-
4 TB