CPUs

Intel Xeon 656 vs Intel Xeon W-3265M Full Specs

20 Cores
40 Threads
2.9GHz
24 Cores
48 Threads
2.7GHz
TDP
210W
TDP
205W
Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
DDR5
Bandwidth
140.8GB/s
DDR4
Socket
Socket

Xeon 656Xeon 656-
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Xeon W-3265MXeon W-3265M1,570
x1

20 Cores
24 Cores
40 Threads
48 Threads

Base Clock
2.9GHz
Base Clock
2.7GHz
Boost Clock
4.8GHz
Boost Clock
4.6GHz
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked

L1i
64KB
L1i
32KB
L1d
48KB
L1d
32KB
L2
2MB
L2
1MB
L3
72MB
L3
33MB

Type
DDR5
Type
DDR4
Max Memory
4.1TB
Max Memory
2.05TB
ECC
Yes
ECC
Yes
Channels
8
Channels
6
Bus Width
512-bit
Bus Width
384-bit
Speed
6400MT/s
Speed
2933MT/s
Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
Bandwidth
140.8GB/s
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Channels
Transfer Rate
Calculated Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator
Channels
Transfer Rate
Calculated Bandwidth
140.8GB/s

TDP
210W
TDP
205W
Peak Power
252W
Peak Power
-
Max Operating Temp
98°C Max
Max Operating Temp
78°C Max
T-Case
74°C Max
T-Case
-

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

PCIe
PCIe 5.0 x128
504.1GB/sBandwidth
PCIe
PCIe 3.0 x64
63GB/sBandwidth

Manufacturer
Manufacturer
ISA
x86-64
ISA
x86-64
Architecture
Architecture
Family
Family
Branding
Xeon 2024 branding
Branding
Xeon 2016 branding
Codename
Granite Rapids-D
27Die
Granite Rapids-HCCVariant
Redwood CoveP-Core
20M-Core
Codename
Cascade Lake-SP
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Cascade Lake-SP-XCCVariant
-
-
Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Workstation
Release Date
Feb 2, 2026
Release Date
Jun 3, 2019

Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Other Foundries
IntelIO
Other Foundries
-
Fabrication Node
Intel 3
Intel 7IO
Fabrication Node
14nm++
-
Die Size
598mm²
482mm²IO
Die Size
700mm²
-
Transistor Count
-
Transistor Count
12.3 Billion
Transistor Density
-
Transistor Density
18 MTr/mm²

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