Xeon 6960P vs AMD-K6-III/333AFR

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Primary details

Comparing AMD-K6-III/333AFR and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD K6-IIIno data
Architecture codenameK6-III (1999−2000)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date13 May 1999 (25 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

AMD-K6-III/333AFR and Xeon 6960P basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads1144
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed0.07 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate95.33 MT/sno data
Multiplier3.5no data
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography0.25 µm5 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors21 Millionno data
64 bit support-+

Compatibility

Information on AMD-K6-III/333AFR and Xeon 6960P compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data2
Socketno data7529
Power consumption (TDP)no data500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by AMD-K6-III/333AFR and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

AMD-K6-III/333AFR and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by AMD-K6-III/333AFR and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD-K6-III/333AFR and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory size4 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by AMD-K6-III/333AFR and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 May 1999 24 September 2024
Physical cores 1 72
Threads 1 144

Xeon 6960P has an age advantage of 25 years, and 7100% more physical cores and 14300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between AMD-K6-III/333AFR and Xeon 6960P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that AMD-K6-III/333AFR is a desktop processor while Xeon 6960P is a server/workstation one.


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