Intel Xeon 600 Workstation Performance vs. AMD Threadripper 9000 In Nearly 400 Benchmarks
Last month I had the chance to test the Xeon 678X workstation processor as my first hands-on opportunity with the Xeon 600 "Granite Rapids WS" series. The Intel Xeon 678X was within the HP Z4 G6i workstation and used it for a number of different benchmarks. In that HP workstation review were also some comparison points to the likes of AMD Ryzen Threadripper while in this article are some much…
In nearly 400 benchmarks, the Intel Xeon 678X workstation processor was pitted against the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X. The Xeon 678X, housed in the HP Z4 G6i workstation, boasted 48 cores and 96 threads, while the Threadripper 9980X featured 64 Zen 5 cores and 128 threads. Both processors were tested at both 64 cores/128 threads and 48 cores/96 threads for a direct comparison.
The Xeon 678X operated at a 2.4GHz base frequency, with a maximum turbo frequency of 4.9GHz, and a 300W base power rating and 360W maximum turbo power rating. The Threadripper 9980X had a 3.2GHz base clock and a maximum boost clock of 5.4GHz, with a 350W TDP. Memory configurations were also compared, with the Xeon 678X supporting up to eight channels of DDR5-6400 or MRDIMM-8000 memory, while the Threadripper 9980X utilized four channels of DDR5-5600 memory.
The testing was conducted on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with the Linux 7.0 kernel and GCC 15.2 compiler, ensuring a consistent software stack for accurate performance and power efficiency comparisons.
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