Xeon 636: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 636 provides good benchmark performance at 25.99% of a leader's which is a 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX.
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Summary
Intel started Xeon 636 sales 2 February 2026 at a recommended price of $639. This is a Granite Rapids architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 12 cores and 24 threads, and is based on Intel 3 manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 4700 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA4710 processor with a TDP of 170 Watt and a maximum temperature of 73 °C. It supports DDR5(6400MT/s) memory.
Primary details
Xeon 636 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 284 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 24.72 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Power efficiency | 6.28 | of 100.00 (Apple M4 (8 cores)) |
| Designer | Intel | |
| Manufacturer | Intel | |
| Architecture codename | Granite Rapids (2024−2026) | |
| Release date | 2 February 2026 (less than a year ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $639 | of 19,000 (Xeon 6788P) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | |
| Performance-cores | 12 | of 86 (Xeon 698X) |
| Threads | 24 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus rate | 0 GT/s | |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | of 96 KB (Xeon 6990E+) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 48 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 3 nm | of 1.8 nm (Core Ultra 5 332) |
| Die size | 598 mm2 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 73 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 636 compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | FCLGA4710 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon 636. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | |
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| vPro | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Speed Shift | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
| TSX | + | |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | |
| Deep Learning Boost | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | |
| EDB | + | |
| SGX | - | |
| OS Guard | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon 636's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5(6400MT/s) | |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TB | of 6 TiB (EPYC 9124) |
| Max memory channels | 4 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| ECC memory support | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Xeon 636.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | of 144 (Threadripper PRO 7955WX) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon 636. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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