{
  "id": 8087788,
  "title": "Intel Granite Rapids WS vs. AMD Threadripper Zen 5 SMT Performance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/intel-granite-rapids-ws-vs-amd-threadripper-zen-5-smt-performance",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-17T19:14:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phoronix",
    "slug": "phoronix",
    "url": "https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-zen5-intel-gnr-ws-smt"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Intel Granite Rapids WS and AMD Threadripper Zen 5 processors were benchmarked in terms of Hyper-Threading/SMT performance in a recent article. The Xeon 678X with 48 cores/96 threads was compared to the Ryzen Threadripper 9980X with 64 cores/128 threads. The AMD processor was tested both with SMT on and off, as well as with 48 cores enabled from BIOS to match the Xeon's core/thread count. The comparison also included power consumption and thermals, using Fedora Workstation 44, Linux 7.1 kernel, and GCC 16.2 compiler.",
  "summary": "As a follow-up to the article earlier this month of the Intel Xeon 600 workstation performance against AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series in over 400 benchmarks -- including when carried out at the same core count and memory configuration -- today's article is exploring the Hyper Threading / SMT impact on both the Intel Redwood Cove and AMD Zen 5 cores for workstations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}