Intel Xeon 658X vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965

CPU Specs Compare

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Intel Xeon 658X

Intel 2026-02

General Parameters

Release Date
Feb 2026
Jun 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Server
Server
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Granite Ridge
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon Graphics
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Package

Manufacturing Process
5 nm
4 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
AMD Socket AM5
Power Consumption
250 W
170 W
Peak Operating Temperature
99°C
95°C
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Die Size
2x598 mm²
2x70.6 mm²
I/O Process Size
10 nm
6 nm
I/O Die Size
2x 241
122 mm²
Package
FC-LGA18N
FC-LGA1718
Transistor Count
-
16.63 billions

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
24
-
Performance Core Threads
48
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
5.5 GHz
Total Core Count
24
16
Total Thread Count
48
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30.0
43.0
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
144 MB shared
64 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
4 TB
-
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes

Miscellaneous

Official Website
-
PCIe Version
5
5
PCIe Lanes
128
24

📊 Benchmark

Geekbench 6
3,096
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Geekbench 6
29,732
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