Intel Xeon 6768P socket: LGA 4710

What the Xeon 6768P is

The Intel Xeon 6768P is a 64-core scalable member of the Xeon 6 Granite Rapids stack on Socket LGA 4710. It runs 64 Performance-cores with Hyper-Threading for 128 threads at 2.4 GHz base with boost to 3.9 GHz and 3.6 GHz all-core turbo, backed by 336 MB of cache and a 330 W TDP. Intel launched the 6700P and 6500P range on February 24, 2025 at a 17920 USD recommended price, built on Intel 3 for clusters up to 8 sockets.

Sixty-four cores suit HPC partitions, large databases, analytics clouds and AI data pipelines where thread count and socket count both matter. The 2.4 GHz base keeps the 330 W envelope workable across many sockets, while bursts to 3.9 GHz clear single-threaded spikes. Four UPI links at 24 GT/s tie up to 8 sockets into one shared-memory node.

Against the 64-core Intel Xeon 6761P below it, the 6768P trades single-socket simplicity for full 8-socket scaling at a lower price. Against the 64-core Intel Xeon 6767P beside it, the two share scaling with different frequency bins. 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 6768P 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 6768P fills a dense node or groups with identical 6768P 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 128 threads per socket supplied in HPC 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 multi-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 cluster layout.

Cooling follows the board vendor list for the 330 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 6768P starts with the 86-core Intel Xeon 6788P for more threads on LGA 4710 boards with 8-socket topologies. Each move keeps memory investments where the board allows, plus a BIOS that already supports Granite Rapids.

The step down to the single-socket 64-core Intel Xeon 6761P trims scaling for simpler nodes. 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.