AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Xeon 658X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Nov 2019
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Zen 2
Granite Rapids
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
-
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Package
Transistor Count
23.5 billions
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Manufacturing Process
7 nm
5 nm
Socket
sTRX4
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
280 W
250 W
Peak Operating Temperature
68 °C
99°C
Foundry
-
Intel
Die Size
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2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
-
10 nm
I/O Die Size
-
2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
32
24
Performance Core Threads
64
48
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
32
24
Total Thread Count
64
48
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
30.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
144 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
256 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
4
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
95.37 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,308
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Cinebench R23
46,874
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Geekbench 6
1,463
3,096
Geekbench 6
12,202
29,732
Passmark CPU
2,674
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Passmark CPU
62,989
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