Intel Xeon 656 vs AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 485
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General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
May 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Server
Laptop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Gorgon Halo
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon 8050S
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Ryzen AI Max PRO (Zen 5)
Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
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Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
4 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
AMD Socket FP11
Power Consumption
210 W
55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98°C
100°C
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Die Size
2x598 mm²
70.6 mm²
I/O Process Size
10 nm
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I/O Die Size
2x 241
308 mm²
Package
FC-LGA18N
FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
20
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Performance Core Threads
40
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Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
5 GHz
Total Core Count
20
8
Total Thread Count
40
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
29.0
36.0
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
72 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Size
4 TB
192 up to GB
Max Memory Channels
8
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
273.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
4
PCIe Lanes
128
16
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.