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Intel Xeon 656 vs Intel Core i9 9900

CPU CPU
General Parameters
Release Date Feb 2026 Apr 2019
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Type Server Desktop
Core Architecture Granite Rapids Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics N/A UHD Graphics 630
Generation Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series Intel Xeon 6 processors
Instruction Set x86-64
Processor Number i9-9900
Package
Manufacturing Process 5 nm 14 nm
Socket Intel Socket 4710 LGA-1151
Power Consumption 210 W 65 W
Peak Operating Temperature 98°C 100 °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 20 8
Performance Core Threads 40 16
Performance Core Base Frequency 2.9 GHz 3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency 4.8 GHz 5 GHz
Total Core Count 20 8
Total Thread Count 40 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 29.0 31x
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 16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No
SMP 1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types DDR5-6400 DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size 4 TB 128 GB
Max Memory Channels 8 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 409.6 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support Yes No
Miscellaneous
Official Website Official Link ↗ Official Link ↗
PCIe Version 5 3.0
PCIe Lanes 128 16
Extended Instruction Set SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics true
GPU Base Frequency 350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency 1200 MHz
Shader Units 192
Texture Units 24
Raster Operation Units 3
Execution Units 24
Power Consumption 15 W
Max Resolution 4096x2304 - 60 Hz