Intel Core i7 6900K vs Intel Xeon 696X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
-
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
i7-6900K
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
-
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
-
Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
140 W
350 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100°C
Foundry
-
Intel
Die Size
-
2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
-
10 nm
I/O Die Size
-
2x 241
Package
-
FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
64
Performance Core Threads
16
128
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
8
64
Total Thread Count
16
128
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
24.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
336 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
4
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,286
3,141
Geekbench 6
7,470
34,549