Intel Xeon 638 vs Intel Xeon 6970E+
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
May 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Server
Server
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Clearwater Forest
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
3 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
Intel Socket 7529
Power Consumption
180 W
400 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
102°C
Foundry
Intel
Intel
Die Size
598 mm²
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I/O Process Size
10 nm
10 nm
I/O Die Size
2x 241
2x 241
Package
FC-LGA18N
FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
16
192
Total Thread Count
32
192
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32.0
23.0
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
96 KB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
4 MB per module
L3 Cache
72 MB shared
480 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
2
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-8000
Max Memory Channels
4
12
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Max Memory Size
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1.5 TB
Max Memory Bandwidth
—
768.0 GB/s
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5
PCIe Lanes
80
96
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