Intel® Xeon™ 696X

The Intel Xeon 696X is a workstation processor with 64 cores and 128 threads, built on the Granite Rapids architecture (Intel 3 process). It launched in Jan 2026. Clocks run from 2.4 GHz base to 4.8 GHz boost. A 336-MB L3 cache backs the cores (7.4 MB per core). It addresses DDR5 memory up to 4 GB across 8 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA4710 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (128 lanes). Rated TDP is 350 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMX, AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT), Control-flow Enforcement (CET).

The Intel Xeon 696X scores 3,742 in single-core performance and 104,974 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 19,820 for overall performance, 73,472 for productivity performance, 64,471 for creator performance, 146,964 for engineering performance and 37,470 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,640 per core, 820 per thread and 300 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 1,059. Its performance index is 246, so its overall performance is 146% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon 696X scores 572,072 in integer math, 450,164 in floating-point math, 2,264,907 in compression, 112,529 in cryptography, 3,382 in physics simulation, 172,975 in vector SIMD, 853 in the prime sieve and 180,392 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 871% above in integer math, 881% above in floating-point math, 893% above in compression, 879% above in cryptography, 210% above in physics simulation, 1,015% above in vector SIMD, 1,173% above in the prime sieve and 696% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon 696X has 64 physical cores and runs 128 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.40 GHz and boosts up to 4.80 GHz.

The Intel Xeon 696X is a workstation processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon family, uses the Granite Rapids architecture, carries the codename Granite Rapids and is manufactured on a Intel 3 process. It launched in Jan 2026.

The Intel Xeon 696X has 7 MB of L1 cache, 128 MB of L2 cache and 336 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 471.0 MB of cache, or 7.36 MB per core. Each core has 2 MB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Xeon 696X has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 7 MB, L2 at 128 MB and L3 at 336 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 71% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon 696X supports DDR5 memory, addresses up to 4 GB of memory and uses 8 memory channels. It does not support DDR4 and LPDDR memory. It supports ECC memory.

The Intel Xeon 696X uses the FCLGA4710 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 128 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon 696X has a rated TDP of 350 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Xeon 696X is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $6,159.

The Intel Xeon 696X is also identified by the model number 696X and the processor number 696X.

Feex has recorded 62% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon 696X. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Integrated Graphics, Graphics Model, Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA4710 socket as the Intel Xeon 696X and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon 6747P, Intel Xeon 6741P, Intel Xeon 678X, Intel Xeon 6774P and Intel Xeon 6781P.