Xeon 6979P vs Itanium 9560

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Primary details

Comparing Itanium 9560 and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameno dataGranite Rapids (2024)
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Itanium 9560 and Xeon 6979P 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)120
Threads16240
Base clock speed2.53 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.9 GHz
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Itanium 9560 and Xeon 6979P 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
SocketLGA12487529
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Itanium 9560 and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+

Security technologies

Itanium 9560 and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Itanium 9560 and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
VT-i+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Itanium 9560 and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Itanium 9560 and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2012 24 September 2024
Physical cores 8 120
Threads 16 240
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 500 Watt

Itanium 9560 has 194.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 1400% more physical cores and 1400% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

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