Xeon 6960P vs Opteron 146

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Primary details

Comparing Opteron 146 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3203not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency0.23no data
Architecture codenameSledgeHammer (2003−2005)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release dateSeptember 2003 (21 year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Detailed specifications

Opteron 146 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 speed2 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache128 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm5 nm
Die size193 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors106 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 146 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 configuration12
Socket9407529
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 146 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

Opteron 146 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 Opteron 146 and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 146 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 146 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 72
Threads 1 144
Chip lithography 130 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 500 Watt

Opteron 146 has 461.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has 7100% more physical cores and 14300% more threads, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Opteron 146 and Xeon 6960P. We've got no test results to judge.


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