Intel Xeon 656 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D AM4 10th Anniversary Edition

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
Feb 2026
May 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Vermeer
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Ryzen 7 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))
Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
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Package

Manufacturing Process
5 nm
7 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
AMD Socket AM4
Power Consumption
210 W
105 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98°C
90°C
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Die Size
2x598 mm²
74 mm²
I/O Process Size
10 nm
12 nm
I/O Die Size
2x 241
125 mm²
Package
FC-LGA18N
µOPGA-1331
Transistor Count
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8.85 billions

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
20
-
Performance Core Threads
40
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
20
8
Total Thread Count
40
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
29.0
34.0
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
64 KB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
512 KB per core
L3 Cache
72 MB shared
96 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
4 TB
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Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes

Miscellaneous

Official Website
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PCIe Version
5
4
PCIe Lanes
128
20