Product Compare
Intel Xeon 656 vs Intel Core i7 5960X
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Feb 2026 | Aug 2014 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Type | Server | Desktop |
| Core Architecture | Granite Rapids | Haswell E |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | N/A |
| Generation | Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS) | |
| Series | Intel Xeon 6 processors | |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | |
| Processor Number | i7-5960X | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 5 nm | 22 nm |
| Socket | Intel Socket 4710 | LGA-2011-3 |
| Power Consumption | 210 W | 140 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 98°C | |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| Die Size | 2x598 mm² | |
| I/O Process Size | 10 nm | |
| I/O Die Size | 2x 241 | |
| Package | FC-LGA18N | |
| Transistor Count | 2.6 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 | 3.5 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 | 64 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB per core | 256 K per core |
| L3 Cache | 72 MB shared | 20 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR5-6400 | DDR4-2133 |
| Max Memory Size | 4 TB | 64 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 8 | 4 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 68 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | Yes | No |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | Official Link ↗ |
| PCIe Version | 5 | 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 128 | 40 |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |