Intel Xeon 6761P socket: LGA 4710

What the Xeon 6761P is

The Intel Xeon 6761P is a 64-core member of the Xeon 6 Granite Rapids stack on Socket LGA 4710. It runs 64 Performance-cores with Hyper-Threading for 128 threads at 2.5 GHz base with boost to 3.9 GHz and 3.6 GHz all-core turbo, backed by 336 MB of cache and a 350 W TDP. Intel launched the 6700P and 6500P range on February 24, 2025 at a 7358 USD recommended price, built on Intel 3 for single-socket and dual-socket racks.

Sixty-four cores in one socket suit dense virtualization hosts, storage clusters and inference nodes that consolidate many services without multi-socket complexity. The 336 MB cache pool keeps large working sets near the cores across 8 DDR5 channels. At 350 W the part needs high-airflow rack chassis with vendor-qualified heatsinks.

Against the 64-core Intel Xeon 6781P class above it (dual-capable 8-socket silicon), the 6761P trades scalability for single-socket simplicity at the same core count. Against the 48-core Intel Xeon 6740P below it, the 6761P adds 16 cores for denser consolidation. The E2A carrier marks the large-die package. 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 6761P fits LGA 4710 in the FCLGA4710 package with the E2A carrier, measuring 77.5 × 56.5 mm. Boards support a single socket with this 1S-only part, so one 6761P fills the node and there is no second-socket upgrade to plan. 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. Memory on these boards is 8-channel DDR5-6400 class. 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 128 threads supplied in virtualization, database and inference mixes. Population order and maximum capacity vary by board, so the vendor memory list governs every build.

PCI Express connectivity is Gen 5 with up to 136 lanes on single-socket designs. That lane budget feeds NVMe arrays, 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 storage-heavy layout.

Cooling follows the board vendor list for the 350 W class with an 81 degree case limit. 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 6761P starts with higher-density dual-capable parts such as the 80-core Intel Xeon 6781P on LGA 4710 boards where power and cooling allow. The 86-core Intel Xeon 6788P follows for maximum threads with multi-socket options. Each move keeps memory investments where the board allows, plus a BIOS that already supports Granite Rapids.

The step down to the 48-core Intel Xeon 6740P trims cores for a lower price. A move to BGA 5026 is a different soldered platform with 64 single-socket cores for edge nodes. That change replaces board, memory and cooling from scratch.