Intel Xeon 6507P socket: LGA 4710

What the Xeon 6507P is

The Intel Xeon 6507P is the 8-core frequency member of the Xeon 6 Granite Rapids stack on Socket LGA 4710. It runs 8 Performance-cores with Hyper-Threading for 16 threads at 3.5 GHz base with boost to 4.3 GHz, backed by 48 MB of cache and a 150 W TDP. Intel launched the 6700P and 6500P range on February 24, 2025 at a 918 USD recommended price, built on Intel 3 for dual-socket racks.

Eight fast cores suit licensing-bound databases, build machines, control planes and latency-sensitive services where per-thread speed matters more than thread count. The 3.5 GHz base leads the 6500P range, so sustained single-threaded work stays fast, while bursts to 4.3 GHz clear interactive spikes. The 48 MB cache pool keeps working sets near the cores.

Against the 12-core parts on LGA 4710 above it such as the existing Intel Xeon 6503P, the 6507P trades cores for clocks. Against the 16-core Intel Xeon 6515P above it, the 6507P halves the cores for frequency-first licenses. Dual-socket support doubles the node where boards allow. See Socket vs chipset: what decides whether a CPU works for how socket, platform and firmware fit together on server boards.

Socket and motherboard compatibility

The 6507P fits LGA 4710 in the FCLGA4710 package with the E2B carrier, measuring 77.5 × 56.5 mm. Boards support one or two sockets with this dual-capable part, so one 6507P fills a frequency node or pairs with an identical 6507P in a dual-socket rack. LGA 4710 boards are platform designs with vendor-qualified power delivery, memory lists and firmware.

Granite Rapids shares the LGA 4710 socket with Sierra Forest E-core parts, so a board can host either family where the vendor lists it, after a BIOS update where needed. Dual-socket builds require identical part numbers in both sockets. Moving from any other socket is a full platform change with board, memory and heatsinks replaced together.

Memory, PCIe and cooling

Memory on LGA 4710 for this class is DDR5 up to 6400 MT/s in eight channels. Eight channels keep 16 threads per socket well supplied in database and build mixes. Population order varies by board, so the vendor memory list governs every build, with matched DIMMs across sockets.

PCI Express connectivity is Gen 5 with up to 88 lanes on dual-socket designs. That lane budget feeds NVMe arrays and high-speed networking without lane sharing pressure. Lane bifurcation follows board firmware, so architects confirm slot maps before committing to a frequency-node layout.

Cooling follows the board vendor list for the 150 W class. No cooler ships with the tray server part. Firmware power limits can cap draw below the default where a cabinet demands it, at some cost in sustained clocks.

Upgrade paths

On the same socket, the path up from the 6507P starts with the 16-core Intel Xeon 6515P for more threads on LGA 4710 boards where the budget allows. The 16-core Intel Xeon 6517P follows for higher clocks. Each move keeps memory investments where the board allows, plus a BIOS that already supports Granite Rapids.

There is no smaller Granite Rapids part below the 6507P in this batch, so a lower budget target means fewer sockets or older stock. A move to LGA 1700 Xeon 6300P is a different socketed platform with fewer cores for tiny towers. That change replaces board, memory and cooling from scratch.