Intel Xeon 656 vs Intel Celeron G6900
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 710
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
Processor Number
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G6900
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
10 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
210 W
46 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98°C
100 °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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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
20
2
Performance Core Threads
40
2
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
20
2
Total Thread Count
40
2
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
29.0
34x
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
72 MB shared
4 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
4 TB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
128
20
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1300 MHz
Shader Units
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128
Texture Units
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8
Raster Operation Units
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8
Execution Units
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16
Power Consumption
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15 W
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
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1,666
Geekbench 5
—
1,303
Geekbench 6
—
2,676
Geekbench 5
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2,535
Passmark CPU
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2,674
Passmark CPU
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4,402
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.