Intel Xeon 6736P socket: LGA 4710

What the Xeon 6736P is

The Intel Xeon 6736P is an efficiency-tuned 36-core member of the Xeon 6 Granite Rapids stack on Socket LGA 4710. It runs 36 Performance-cores with Hyper-Threading for 72 threads at 2.0 GHz base with boost to 4.1 GHz and 3.4 GHz all-core turbo, backed by 144 MB of cache and a 205 W TDP. Intel launched the 6700P and 6500P range on February 24, 2025 at a 3753 USD recommended price, built on Intel 3 for dual-socket racks.

Thirty-six cores at 205 W suit consolidation hosts, private clouds, analytics pipelines and content platforms where density per watt matters more than peak frequency. The 2.0 GHz base keeps the 205 W envelope in reach for standard air-cooled racks, while bursts to 4.1 GHz clear interactive spikes. Compute and server SST modes let firmware trade base frequency for workload shape at the same TDP.

Against the 32-core Intel Xeon 6737P below it, the 6736P adds 4 cores for denser virtual machines at a lower 205 W class. Against the 48-core Intel Xeon 6740P above it, the 6736P trims cores for a lower price. 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 6736P 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 6736P fills a balanced node or pairs with an identical 6736P 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 72 threads per socket supplied in virtualization 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 arrays and high-speed networking without lane sharing pressure. Lane bifurcation follows board firmware, so architects confirm slot maps before committing to a consolidation layout.

Cooling follows the board vendor list for the 205 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 6736P starts with the 48-core Intel Xeon 6740P for more cores on LGA 4710 boards where the budget allows. The 64-core Intel Xeon 6761P follows for denser consolidation. 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 6737P trades cores for frequency. A move to BGA 4368 is a different soldered platform with single-socket edge nodes. That change replaces board, memory and cooling from scratch.