Xeon 6780E vs 696X

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	25	55
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.98	1.28
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	7.78	6.34
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Granite Rapids (2024−2026)	Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date	2 February 2026 (recently)	3 June 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,599	$11,350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 696X has 602% better value for money than Xeon 6780E.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon 696X and Xeon 6780E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	144
Performance-cores	64	no data
Threads	128	144
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	4 MB (per module)
L3 cache	336 MB (shared)	108 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 3 nm	Intel 3 nm
Die size	2x 598 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 696X and Xeon 6780E compatibility with other computer components: 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	2
Socket	FCLGA4710	FCLGA4710
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 696X and Xeon 6780E. 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	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon 696X and Xeon 6780E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	-	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 696X and Xeon 6780E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 696X and Xeon 6780E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5(6400MT/s)MRDIMM(8000MT/s)	DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 696X and Xeon 6780E.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	88

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	64.44	49.51
Recency	2 February 2026	3 June 2024
Physical cores	64	144
Threads	128	144
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	330 Watt

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