Intel Xeon 6730P socket: LGA 4710

What the Xeon 6730P is

The Intel Xeon 6730P is a 32-core cache-heavy member of the Xeon 6 Granite Rapids stack on Socket LGA 4710. It runs 32 Performance-cores with Hyper-Threading for 64 threads at 2.5 GHz base with boost to 3.8 GHz and 3.6 GHz all-core turbo, backed by an extra-large 288 MB of cache and a 250 W TDP. Intel launched the 6700P and 6500P range on February 24, 2025, built on Intel 3 for dual-socket data racks. One launch table row undercounts cache at 144 MB, and this page follows the ARK series value of 288 MB.

Thirty-two cores with double cache suit in-memory databases, analytics engines, content platforms and virtualization estates where hit rates decide throughput. The 2.5 GHz base keeps sustained work moving, while all-core bursts to 3.6 GHz hold parallel jobs at steady frequency. The 288 MB pool dwarfs the 144 MB of the standard 32-core parts.

Against the 32-core Intel Xeon 6530P below it, the 6730P doubles the cache for data-heavy mixes at a higher 250 W class. Against the 32-core Intel Xeon 6745P above it in clocks, the 6730P trades frequency for cache depth and power headroom. 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 6730P 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 6730P fills a data node or pairs with an identical 6730P 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 64 threads per socket supplied in database and analytics 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 fabrics, 100-gigabit and faster networking and accelerators without lane sharing pressure. Lane bifurcation follows board firmware, so architects confirm slot maps before committing to a data-node layout.

Cooling follows the board vendor list for the 250 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 6730P starts with the 32-core Intel Xeon 6745P for higher clocks on LGA 4710 boards where the budget allows. The 36-core Intel Xeon 6736P follows for more cores. Each move keeps memory investments where the board allows, plus a BIOS that already supports Granite Rapids.

The step down to the 32-core Intel Xeon 6530P halves the cache for a lower price. A move to BGA 4368 is a different soldered platform with single-socket edge nodes. That change replaces board, memory and cooling from scratch.