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Intel Core i9-9980XE vs Intel Xeon 656 Full Specs

18 Cores
36 Threads
3GHz
20 Cores
40 Threads
2.9GHz
TDP
165W
TDP
210W
Bandwidth
85.3GB/s
DDR4
Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
DDR5
iGPU
0
iGPU
0
Socket
Socket

Core i9-9980XECore i9-9980XE1,470
x1
Xeon 656Xeon 656-
-

18 Cores
20 Cores
36 Threads
40 Threads

Base Clock
3GHz
Base Clock
2.9GHz
Boost Clock
4.5GHz
Boost Clock
4.8GHz
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Locked

L1i
32KB
L1i
64KB
L1d
32KB
L1d
48KB
L2
1MB
L2
2MB
L3
24.8MB
L3
72MB

Type
DDR4
Type
DDR5
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
4.1TB
ECC
No
ECC
Yes
Channels
4
Channels
8
Bus Width
256-bit
Bus Width
512-bit
Speed
2666MT/s
Speed
6400MT/s
Bandwidth
85.3GB/s
Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator
Channels
Transfer Rate
Calculated Bandwidth
85.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator
Channels
Transfer Rate
Calculated Bandwidth
409.6GB/s

TDP
165W
TDP
210W
Peak Power
-
Peak Power
252W
Max Operating Temp
-
Max Operating Temp
98°C Max
T-Case
84°C Max
T-Case
74°C Max
Included Cooler
0
Included Cooler
-

Bus Type
DMI
Bus Type
-
Bus Config
4 lanes
Bus Config
-
Bus Speed
8GT/s
Bus Speed
-
Bus Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bus Bandwidth
-

PCIe
PCIe 3.0 x44
43.3GB/sBandwidth
PCIe
PCIe 5.0 x128
504.1GB/sBandwidth

Manufacturer
Manufacturer
ISA
x86-64
ISA
x86-64
Architecture
Architecture
Family
Family
Branding
Core i9 Extreme 2016 branding
Branding
Xeon 2024 branding
Codename
Skylake-E
-
Skylake-SP-HCCVariant
-
-
Codename
Granite Rapids-D
27Die
Granite Rapids-HCCVariant
Redwood CoveP-Core
20M-Core
Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Workstation
Release Date
Oct 9, 2018
Release Date
Feb 2, 2026

Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Other Foundries
-
Other Foundries
IntelIO
Fabrication Node
14nm
-
Fabrication Node
Intel 3
Intel 7IO
Die Size
484mm²
-
Die Size
598mm²
482mm²IO
Transistor Count
8.3 Billion
Transistor Count
-
Transistor Density
17 MTr/mm²
Transistor Density
-

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