Intel Xeon 656 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Mar 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Zen
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
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Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
AM4
Power Consumption
210 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98°C
95 °C
Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
2x598 mm²
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I/O Process Size
10 nm
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I/O Die Size
2x 241
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Package
FC-LGA18N
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Transistor Count
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4.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
20
8
Performance Core Threads
40
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
3.7 GHz
Total Core Count
20
8
Total Thread Count
40
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
29.0
30x
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
72 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
4 TB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
39.74 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
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943
Cinebench R23
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8,046
Geekbench 6
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1,007
Geekbench 5
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953
Geekbench 6
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4,364
Geekbench 5
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6,212
Passmark CPU
-
1,981
Passmark CPU
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14,717