Intel Xeon 656 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7400
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General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Sep 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Raphael
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon Graphics
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Raphael))
Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
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Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
5 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
AMD Socket AM5
Power Consumption
210 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98°C
95°C
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Die Size
2x598 mm²
71 mm²
I/O Process Size
10 nm
6 nm
I/O Die Size
2x 241
122 mm²
Package
FC-LGA18N
FC-LGA1718
Transistor Count
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6.57 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
20
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Performance Core Threads
40
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Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
20
6
Total Thread Count
40
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
29.0
33.0
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
64 KB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
72 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
4 TB
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Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5
PCIe Lanes
128
24
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.