Intel Xeon 6507P 8c/16t 3.5GHz-4.3GHz 150W (PK8072006398500)

Intel Xeon 6507P Processor for High-Frequency, Low-Latency Enterprise Workloads

The Intel Xeon 6507P sits in the performance-optimized segment of the Xeon 6 “Granite Rapids” line, and despite having only eight cores, it is engineered for environments where clock speed, latency and deterministic performance matter more than massive thread counts. With a 3.5 GHz base frequency and up to 4.3 GHz boost, the 6507P delivers some of the highest per-core performance available in this generation, making it a strong choice for workloads that scale poorly across many cores or are bound by single-thread responsiveness.

This processor is built for roles where service latency directly affects user experience or system efficiency: API gateways, high-frequency trading engines, real-time decision systems, low-latency microservices, telecom signaling layers, metadata servers and control-plane logic that executes millions of short operations per second. In such workloads, higher clock rates often yield more practical benefit than larger CPU footprints.

The transition to eight channels of DDR5-6400 provides the memory bandwidth needed to sustain high IPC execution across latency-sensitive tasks, while also enabling predictable performance under concurrency spikes. For software running on languages or runtimes sensitive to GC or synchronization overheads, the expanded memory system reduces tail latency compared to previous DDR4 platforms.

At 150 W TDP and with 88 PCIe 5.0 lanes, the Xeon 6507P fits well into compact, high-density environments. It supports multiple NVMe SSDs, 100–400 GbE adapters, SmartNICs and hardware accelerators without exhausting the PCIe budget, making it suitable for edge compute clusters, CDN POPs, telecom nodes and observability infrastructure.

Typical deployments include high-speed caching layers, load balancers, message brokers, real-time analytics and AI inference microservices where latency is the primary constraint. The 6507P can also serve as an efficient control-plane CPU in Kubernetes or service mesh infrastructures.

As part of the Xeon 6 Granite Rapids ecosystem, it benefits from a unified platform (DDR5, PCIe 5.0, CXL, updated RAS features) that simplifies lifecycle management and allows mixed-node clusters without configuration fragmentation.

For datacenter operators upgrading from earlier Xeon generations, the 6507P offers substantial gains in low-latency throughput and energy efficiency, making it a compelling choice for performance-critical service layers.