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Intel Core i9 11900F vs Intel Xeon 656

CPU CPU
General Parameters
Release Date Mar 2021 Feb 2026
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Type Desktop Server
Instruction Set x86-64
Core Architecture Rocket Lake Granite Rapids
Processor Number i9-11900F
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-1200 Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption 65 W 210 W
Peak Operating Temperature 100 °C 98°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 20
Performance Core Threads 16 40
Performance Core Base Frequency 2.5 GHz 2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency 5.2 GHz 4.8 GHz
Total Core Count 8 20
Total Thread Count 16 40
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 29.0
L1 Cache 64 K per core 112 KB per core
L2 Cache 512 K per core 2 MB per core
L3 Cache 16 MB shared 72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier No 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 50 GB/s 409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support No Yes
Miscellaneous
Official Website Official Link ↗ Official Link ↗
PCIe Version 4.0 5
PCIe Lanes 20 128