Intel Xeon 698X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Jan 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Vermeer
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
-
x86-64
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
7 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
AM4
Power Consumption
350 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95°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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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
86
12
Performance Core Threads
172
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4.7 GHz
Total Core Count
86
12
Total Thread Count
172
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
20.0
30x
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
336 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
4 TB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,944
2,080
Geekbench 6
34,632
9,774
Cinebench R23
-
1,584
Cinebench R23
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20,887
Geekbench 5
-
1,715
Geekbench 5
-
13,017
Blender
-
282
Passmark CPU
-
3,447
Passmark CPU
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34,510