AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 vs Intel Xeon 656

CPU Specs Compare

C

Intel Xeon 656

Intel 2026-02

General Parameters

Release Date
Jan 2026
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Laptop
Server
Core Architecture
Gorgon Point
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 890M
N/A
Generation
Ryzen AI 400 (Zen 5 / Zen 5c)
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors

Package

Manufacturing Process
4 nm
5 nm
Socket
AMD Socket FP8
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
28 W
210 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
98°C
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Die Size
233 mm²
2x598 mm²
Package
FP8
FC-LGA18N
I/O Process Size
-
10 nm
I/O Die Size
-
2x 241

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
4
20
Performance Core Threads
8
40
Performance Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
4.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
16
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
-
Total Core Count
12
20
Total Thread Count
24
40
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
20.0
29.0
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
24 MB
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR5-5600, LPDDR5x-8533
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
256 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
136.5 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
3100 MHz
-
Execution Units
16
-

AI Accelerator

NPU
AMD Ryzen™ AI
-
Theoretical performance
55 TOPS
-

Miscellaneous

Official Website
PCIe Version
4
5
PCIe Lanes
16
128