Xeon 6960P vs Athlon MP 1500+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon MP 1500+ and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD Athlon MPno data
Architecture codenameK7 (2000−2004)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date15 October 2001 (23 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$180no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon MP 1500+ 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 speed1.33 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate266 MT/sno data
Multiplier10no data
L1 cache128 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm5 nm
Die size128 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors38 Millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon MP 1500+ 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
Socketno data7529
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon MP 1500+ 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

Athlon MP 1500+ 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 Athlon MP 1500+ and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon MP 1500+ 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 Athlon MP 1500+ and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 October 2001 24 September 2024
Physical cores 1 72
Threads 1 144
Chip lithography 180 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 500 Watt

Athlon MP 1500+ has 733.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 22 years, 7100% more physical cores and 14300% more threads, and a 3500% more advanced lithography process.

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