Intel Xeon 656 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Sep 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Zen+
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
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x86-64
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
12 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
AM4
Power Consumption
210 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98°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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Transistor Count
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4.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
20
6
Performance Core Threads
40
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
3.9 GHz
Total Core Count
20
6
Total Thread Count
40
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
29.0
34x
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
72 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
4 TB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
43.71 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
3.0
PCIe Lanes
128
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
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1,016
Cinebench R23
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7,101
Geekbench 6
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1,170
Geekbench 5
—
1,029
Geekbench 6
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4,526
Geekbench 5
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5,638
Blender
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129
Passmark CPU
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2,242
Passmark CPU
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13,124
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.