Intel Xeon 6725P socket: LGA 4710

What the Xeon 6725P is

The Intel Xeon 6725P is a 16-core high-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 3.7 GHz base with boost to 4.8 GHz and 3.9 GHz all-core turbo, backed by an extra-large 192 MB of cache and a 235 W TDP. Intel launched the part in the third quarter of 2025 at a 4306 USD recommended price, built on Intel 3 for dual-socket frequency racks.

Sixteen fast cores with a large cache suit databases, build farms, licensing-bound services and latency-sensitive platforms where per-thread speed matters more than thread count. The 3.7 GHz base leads this batch by a wide margin, so sustained single-threaded work stays fast, while all-core bursts to 3.9 GHz hold parallel compiles at high frequency. The 192 MB cache pool dwarfs the 72 MB of the entry 16-core parts.

Against the 16-core Intel Xeon 6517P below it, the 6725P adds base frequency and cache depth at a higher 235 W class. Against the 24-core Intel Xeon 6520P above it in threads, the 6725P trades cores for clocks. 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 6725P fits LGA 4710 in the FCLGA4710 package, measuring 77.5 × 56.5 mm. Boards support one or two sockets with this dual-capable part, so one 6725P fills a frequency node or pairs with an identical 6725P 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 at these rates keep 32 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 235 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 6725P starts with higher-core parts such as the 24-core Intel Xeon 6520P for more threads on LGA 4710 boards where licenses allow. The 32-core Intel Xeon 6737P follows for denser frequency work. 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 base frequency and cache for a much lower price. 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.