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(Image credit: Intel) Share Share by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Intel is gearing up to announce its next-gen workstation Xeon lineup at CES 2026 in just a few weeks. These processors will be part of the Granite Rapids-WS family, going head-to-head with AMD's Threadripper. Even though they're yet to be announced, retailer listings have started to pop up, revealing preliminary prices that put Granite Rapids-WS in a seemingly healthy spot against the competition. However, do be aware that early retail listings can be inaccurate, though this batch does seem to be in line with expectations.
There are 11 models in total spotted by @momomo_us, which lines up with a previous leak citing the same number of SKUs . The cheapest CPU here is the Xeon 634, coming in at just $541.04. It features 48 MB of L3 cache with a 2.7 GHz base frequency, as mentioned in the listing, and, once again, the lineup leak from last month corroborates that.
The core count is unknown, but based on the existing Granite Rapids server lineup , we could be looking at an offshoot of the Xeon 6349P, a 6-core part. There's no direct comparison on AMD's side; the Threadripper PRO 9945WX is the closest reference, the lowest-spec Shimada Peak SKU with just 12 cores.
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