Intel Xeon 678X (pre-launch SKU, 48c/96t, quad-channel DDR5-6400)

Compare Intel Xeon 678X (pre-launch SKU, 48c/96t, quad-channel DDR5-6400) against another machine in the Arena

Class
CPU
Memory
128 GB DDR5-6400 ECC RDIMM (4 x 32GB SK Hynix, quad-channel)
Runs (Q4_K_M)
Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
TDP
300 W
Price (US)
as of 2026-08
Sourcing and disambiguation notes

Phoronix consistently calls this chip 'Xeon 678X' across every article on it (this core-scaling piece, a matching HP Z4 G6i workstation review, and an AMX-specific review), never a full four-digit SKU -- treat 678X as the final digit deliberately withheld for a pre-launch/embargoed part, not a typo, and do not upgrade it to a specific SKU number (e.g. 6787P) without independent confirmation. 48 cores / 96 threads, 2.4GHz base, up to 4.9GHz max turbo, 300W TDP (max turbo power 360W, observed peak draw 327W in the source review). Single-socket HP Z4 G6i workstation, Fedora 44. memory_bandwidth_gbs is the THEORETICAL quad-channel DDR5-6400 figure (4 x 51.2 GB/s), not a measured one -- no memory-bandwidth tool (e.g. Intel MLC) was run in the cited source, unlike the xeon-6980p entry in this dataset which does have a measured figure. No price found for an unreleased part.

Specification sources

Measurements

Decode is token generation — the speed you feel while an answer streams. Prefill is prompt processing — the wait before it starts. Why bandwidth predicts decode speed.

What verified, single-source and estimated mean, and the same rows with every filter and sort in the benchmarks explorer.

Speed over time

What it can run

Fit is arithmetic, not a measurement — how it is computed. Against 128 GB; models that fit are listed largest first.