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64 Cores, 350W… What Is Xeon 696X Actually Like?

Intel has launched their range of Xeon 600 Workstation processors along with a new W890 chipset so it's time for a review to see how the new technology performs. We put the Asus Pro WS W890-SAGE through its paces with an Engineering Sample of the 64-core Xeon 696X and discovered a few unexpected results as we show in our video. Read the written review here: https://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/leo-waldock/asus-pro-ws-w890-sage-review-w-xeon-696x/ Learn more about CyberPowerPC's VIVID range here: https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/?utm_source=kitguru&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=digitalpartner2026 00:00 Intro 00:46 Hardware 01:45 Xeon Platform details 04:50 Asus Pro WS W890-SAGE 07:55 Heatsinks removed 08:34 VRMs 09:12 Accessories 10:30 Cooling the processor / Other hardware 11:57 BIOS Setup 12:12 Stress Test / Cinebench 13:26 AMD Test Platform 14:00 Cinebench 2026/2024 Multi Core 14:44 Blender ClassRoom Render 15:31 Geekbench 6.6 Multi Core 15:55 HandBrake Conversion 17:07 7-Zip V26 17:33 Conclusion We never offer affiliate links or take percentages of product sales. If we say the product is good or bad we mean it. Our Editor in chief wrote about why you should value this and how the industry is rife with fake reviews from 'influencers' - read here https://bit.ly/3pXzaw4 Buy our merch from here: https://kitgurutech.myspreadshop.co.uk Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/4cqFSWY Steam Community https://steamcommunity.com/groups/kitguruofficial Be sure to support us on PATREON https://www.patreon.com/kitgurutech and read our MANTRA on HONEST REVIEWS Here: http://bit.ly/2BopnF9 Visit our facebook page over here! https://www.facebook.com/KitGuru.net/ Visit our Twitter page over here! https://twitter.com/kitgurupress?lang=en #intel #w890 #asus #696x