Xeon 6960P vs EPYC 7662

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7662 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	43	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	19.15	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	19 February 2020 (4 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7662 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 cores	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	128	144
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	4 MB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB	432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7662 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 configuration	no data	2
Socket	Socket SP3	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7662 and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

EPYC 7662 and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7662 and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7662 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7662 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 February 2020	24 September 2024
Physical cores	64	72
Threads	128	144
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	500 Watt

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