AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6249C

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X
Intel Xeon Gold 6249C
24 Cores
48 Threads
4.2GHz Clock
26 Cores
52 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Socket
sTR5
Socket
LGA 3647
iGPU
No GPU
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iGPU
No GPU
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GB6S N/A
0%
GB6S 1,300
32%
GB6M N/A
0%
GB6M 11,000
41%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Zen 5
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Ryzen 9000
Family
Xeon 2
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Shimada Peak
Eldora
Shimada Peak 4CCD
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Codename
Cascade Lake-SP
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Cascade Lake-SP-XCC
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Market Segment
Server
Market Segment
Server
Release Date
5/20/2025
Release Date
2/24/2020
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC (IO Die)
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
N4X
N6 (IO Die)
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Node
14nm++
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Die Size
4x 71 mm²
388 mm² (IO Die)
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Die Size
700 mm²
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Transistor Count
4x 8.3 Billion
11 Billion (IO Die)
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Transistor Count
12.3 Billion
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24 Cores
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26 Cores
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48 Threads
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52 Threads
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4.2GHz
5.4GHz Boost
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2.6GHz
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
PCIe
Type
UPI
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Clock
5200MHz
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Data Rate
Double
Transfer Rate
32GT/s
Transfer Rate
10.4GT/s
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Width
16Bit
Lanes
8
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Bandwidth
32GB/s
Bandwidth
20.8GB/s
Bi-directional
64GB/s
Bi-directional
41.6GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/Core
16-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/Core
16-way set associative
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L3
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128MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
12
Channels
6
Max Memory
6144GB
Max Memory
1024GB
ECC
Supported
ECC
Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
768Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
3000MHz
Transfer Rate
6000MT/s
Clock
1467MHz
Transfer Rate
2933MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
48.0GB/s
Bandwidth
576.0GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
23.5GB/s
Bandwidth
140.8GB/s
TDP
350W
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TDP
Unknown
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Temp
95°C Max
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Temp
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x128 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x48 Lanes
No GPU
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No GPU
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No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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