Intel Xeon 656 vs Intel Core i9 9900KS
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Oct 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 630
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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i9-9900KS
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
210 W
127 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
8
Performance Core Threads
40
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
4.0 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
40x
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
256 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
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
4 TB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
3.0
PCIe Lanes
128
16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1200 MHz
Shader Units
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192
Texture Units
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24
Raster Operation Units
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3
Execution Units
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24
Power Consumption
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15 W
Max Resolution
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4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
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1,323
Cinebench R23
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13,343
Geekbench 6
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1,678
Geekbench 5
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1,391
Geekbench 6
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8,751
Geekbench 5
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9,636
Blender
—
177
Passmark CPU
—
3,029
Passmark CPU
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19,417
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.