Intel Core i9 7960X vs Intel Xeon 696X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
i9-7960X
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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
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
165 W
350 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98 °C
100°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
16
64
Performance Core Threads
32
128
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
16
64
Total Thread Count
32
128
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
28x
24.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
336 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
4
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
44
128
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,099
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Cinebench R23
22,189
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Geekbench 6
1,313
3,141
Geekbench 6
9,066
34,549
Passmark CPU
2,489
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Passmark CPU
26,917
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.