AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D vs Intel Xeon 656
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2026
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Core Architecture
Raphael
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
N/A
Generation
Ryzen 7 (Zen 4 (Raphael))
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
—
Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Transistor Count
11.27 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
5 nm
Socket
AMD Socket AM5
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
120 W
210 W
Peak Operating Temperature
89°C
98°C
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Die Size
71 mm²
2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
6 nm
10 nm
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
2x 241
Package
FC-LGA1718
FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
4 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
8
20
Total Thread Count
16
40
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
40.0
29.0
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
96 MB shared
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
1
Performance Cores
—
20
Performance Core Threads
—
40
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Max Memory Size
—
4 TB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5
PCIe Lanes
24
128
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.