Intel Xeon 6724P socket: LGA 4710

What the Xeon 6724P is

The Intel Xeon 6724P is a 16-core frequency member of the Xeon 6 Granite Rapids stack on Socket LGA 4710. It runs 16 Performance-cores with Hyper-Threading for 32 threads at 3.6 GHz base with boost to 4.3 GHz and 4.2 GHz all-core turbo, backed by 72 MB of cache and a 210 W TDP. Intel launched the 6700P and 6500P range on February 24, 2025, built on Intel 3 for clusters up to 8 sockets.

Sixteen very fast cores suit licensing-bound databases, EDA jobs, financial systems and control planes where per-thread speed dominates total cost. The 3.6 GHz base keeps sustained single-threaded work fast, while all-core bursts to 4.2 GHz hold parallel jobs at high frequency. Eight-socket scaling spreads frequency-first work across large shared-memory nodes.

Against the 16-core Intel Xeon 6517P below it, the 6724P adds base frequency and multi-socket scaling at a higher 210 W class. Against the 16-core Intel Xeon 6725P above it, the 6724P trades cache depth for 8-socket topologies. The small die keeps per-socket cost down where licenses count cores. 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 6724P fits LGA 4710 in the FCLGA4710 package, measuring 77.5 × 56.5 mm. Boards support up to 8 sockets with this scalable part, so one 6724P fills a frequency node or groups with identical 6724P parts in large clusters. 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. Multi-socket builds require identical part numbers in every socket. 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 at these rates keep 32 threads per socket well supplied in database and EDA 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 multi-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-cluster layout.

Cooling follows the board vendor list for the 210 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 6724P starts with the 16-core Intel Xeon 6725P for more cache on LGA 4710 boards with dual-socket topologies. The 24-core Intel Xeon 6728P follows for more threads with 8-socket scaling. Each move keeps memory investments where the board allows, plus a BIOS that already supports Granite Rapids.

The step down to the 16-core Intel Xeon 6517P trims frequency for the 190 W class. 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.