AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D vs Intel Xeon 656
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2025
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Amd
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
9900X3D
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Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
N/A
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Transistor Count
16.63 billions
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Manufacturing Process
4 nm
5 nm
Socket
AM5
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
120 W
210 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
98°C
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
6 nm
10 nm
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
2x 241
Package
FC-LGA1718
FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
20
Performance Core Threads
24
40
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.4 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
12
20
Total Thread Count
24
40
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
43
29.0
L1 Cache
80 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
192 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
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Shader Units
128
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Texture Units
8
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Raster Operation Units
4
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Execution Units
2
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Power Consumption
15
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📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,258
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Cinebench R23
34,524
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Geekbench 6
3,351
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Geekbench 6
21,364
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Passmark CPU
4,651
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Passmark CPU
56,185
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