Intel's upcoming Xeon 654 CPU has leaked out along with preliminary specs of the entire Granite Rapids Workstation lineup.
Intel Xeon 654 Is An Upcoming 18-Core Workstation CPU With 72 MB Cache & Up To 4.80 GHz Clocks, Specs of Granite Rapids Workstation Family Also Exposed
Intel's upcoming Granite Rapids-WS or Workstation CPU family should be launching in a matter of months if everything goes smoothly. We know from prior details that the lineup will feature two CPU segments: the mainstream family with 4-channel DDR5 memory support and the Expert family with 8-channel memory support. The mainstream family will feature 80 PCIe Gen5 lanes while the Expert line features 128 PCIe Gen5 lanes.
Earlier, we saw one of the top SKUs with 86 cores and 172 threads leak on the W890 platform. This chip was an engineering sample with 2.10 GHz clocks. Now, another CPU SKU has leaked out, and this time on the Geekbench 6 database.
The new chip is called the Intel Xeon 654 and was tested on a reference GNR-WS platform with 32 GB of DDR5 memory. The CPU features 18 cores, 36 threads, 72 MB of L3 cache, and 36 MB of L2 cache. Clocks were rated at 4.60 GHz according to the Geekbench database, but actual speeds hover around 4.80 GHz. The numbers are nothing to write about; the single-core score is 2634 points, while the multi-core score is rated at 14,743. Even the 12-core Threadripper 9000 chips score better than this, but that's due to the ES nature of the test platform here.
With that out of the way, a few more details around the lineup have been revealed by Momomo_US, who has listed several SKUs, including the 654, which leaked in Geekbench. Only the SKU names, clock speeds, and the cache amount have been mentioned. The chips will peak out with the Xeon 698X with 86 cores & 336 MB of cache.
- 698X : 2.00GHz 336M
- 696X : 2.40GHz 336M
- 678X : 2.40GHz 192M
- 676X : 2.80GHz 144M
- 674X : 3.00GHz 144M
- 658X : 3.00GHz 144M
- 656 : 2.90GHz 72M
- 654 : 3.10GHz 72M
- 638 : 3.20GHz 72M
- 636 : 3.50GHz 48M
- 634 : 2.70GHz 48M
It's cool to see that there are many "X" variants in the lineup, which will allow overclocking support. As for pricing, we would like to see them being as competitive as possible against the Threadripper 9000 family, but the final prices are something that Intel itself would have to decide. We expect a late Q4 or CES 26 launch for the Granite Rapids workstation family.
Intel HEDT/Workstation Processor Families:
| Intel HEDT Family | Granite Rapids | Sapphire Rapids Refresh | Sapphire Rapids | Cascade Lake | Skylake | Skylake | Skylake | Broadwell | Haswell | Ivy Bridge | Sandy Bridge | Gulftown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Process Node | Intel 3 | 10nm ESF | 10nm ESF | 14nm++ | 14nm+ | 14nm+ | 14nm+ | 14nm | 22nm | 22nm | 32nm | 32nm |
| Flagship SKU | TBD | Xeon W9-3595X Xeon W7-2595X | Xeon W9-3495X Xeon W7-2495X | Core i9-10980XE | Xeon W-3175X | Core i9-9980XE | Core i9-7980XE | Core i7-6950X | Core i7-5960X | Core i7-4960X | Core i7-3960X | Core i7-980X |
| Max Cores/Threads | 86/172? | 60/120 26/52 | 56/112 24/48 | 18/36 | 28/56 | 18/36 | 18/36 | 10/20 | 8/16 | 6/12 | 6/12 | 6/12 |
| Clock Speeds | TBD | 4.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 3.00 / 4.80 GHz | 3.10/4.30 GHz | 3.00/4.50 GHz | 2.60/4.20 GHz | 3.00/3.50 GHz | 3.00/3.50 GHz | 3.60/4.00 GHz | 3.30/3.90 GHz | 3.33/3,60 GHz |
| Max Cache | TBD | 105 MB L3 | 105 MB L3 | 24.75 MB L3 | 38.5 MB L3 | 24.75 MB L3 | 24.75 MB L3 | 25 MB L3 | 20 MB L3 | 15 MB L3 | 15 MB L3 | 12 MB L3 |
| Max PCI-Express Lanes (CPU) | 128 Gen 5 | 112 Gen 5 | 112 Gen 5 | 44 Gen3 | 44 Gen3 | 44 Gen3 | 44 Gen3 | 40 Gen3 | 40 Gen3 | 40 Gen3 | 40 Gen2 | 32 Gen2 |
| Chipset Compatiblity | W890 | W790 | W790 | X299 | C612E | X299 | X299 | X99 Chipset | X99 Chipset | X79 Chipset | X79 Chipset | X58 Chipset |
| Socket Compatiblity | LGA 4710? | LGA 4677 | LGA 4677 | LGA 2066 | LGA 3647 | LGA 2066 | LGA 2066 | LGA 2011-3 | LGA 2011-3 | LGA 2011 | LGA 2011 | LGA 1366 |
| Memory Compatiblity | DDR5-6000? | DDR5-4800 | DDR5-4800 | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2800 | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2400 | DDR4-2133 | DDR3-1866 | DDR3-1600 | DDR3-1066 |
| Max TDP | 350W? | 350W | 350W | 165W | 255W | 165W | 165W | 140W | 140W | 130W | 130W | 130W |
| Launch | 2025? | 2024 | 2023 | Q4 2019 | Q4 2018 | Q4 2018 | Q3 2017 | Q2 2016 | Q3 2014 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2011 | Q1 2010 |
| Launch Price (Top SKU) | TBD | TBD | $5889 | $979 US | ~$4000 US | $1979 US | $1999 US | $1700 US | $1059 US | $999 US | $999 US | $999 US |
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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