AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Xeon 698X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jul 2019
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Zen 2
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
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Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
7 nm
5 nm
Socket
AM4
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
95 W
350 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
95°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
86
Performance Core Threads
12
172
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
6
86
Total Thread Count
12
172
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38x
20.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
336 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
16
128
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,534
2,944
Geekbench 5
1,323
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Geekbench 6
6,388
34,632
Geekbench 5
7,338
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Passmark CPU
2,636
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Passmark CPU
18,224
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.