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