Intel Xeon 656 vs Intel Core 5 330
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Server
Laptop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Wildcat Lake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Intel Xe3 Graphics (2 Xe)
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Core 5 (Wildcat Lake)
Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
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Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
3 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
210 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98°C
100°C
Foundry
Intel
Intel
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
FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
20
2
Performance Core Threads
40
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4.6 GHz
Total Core Count
20
6
Total Thread Count
40
6
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
29.0
15.0
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
2.5 MB
L3 Cache
72 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
1
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.4 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Size
4 TB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No