AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Xeon 656

CPU Specs Compare

C

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

AMD 2020-07
C

Intel Xeon 656

Intel 2026-02

General Parameters

Release Date
Jul 2020
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Amd
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
-
Core Architecture
Zen 2 (Matisse)
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
No
N/A
Generation
-
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
-
Intel Xeon 6 processors

Package

Transistor Count
3.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
7 nm
5 nm
Socket
AM4
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
95 W
210 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
98°C
Foundry
-
Intel
Die Size
-
2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
-
10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
6
20
Performance Core Threads
12
40
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
6
20
Total Thread Count
12
40
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
29.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
-
1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes

Miscellaneous

Official Website
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
16
128

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
1,323
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Cinebench R23
9,812
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Geekbench 6
1,767
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Geekbench 5
1,339
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Geekbench 6
7,554
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Geekbench 5
7,577
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Blender
146
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Passmark CPU
2,740
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Passmark CPU
18,504
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