Xeon 6980P vs 6960P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6960P outperforms Xeon 6980P by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 17 | 87 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 6.30 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Granite Rapids (2024−2026) | Granite Rapids (2024−2026) |
| Release date | 24 September 2024 (1 year ago) | 24 September 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Xeon 6960P and Xeon 6980P: 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 | 72 (Doheptaconta-Core) | 128 |
| Threads | 144 | 256 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 432 MB (shared) | 504 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 3 nm | Intel 3 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 80 °C | 80 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 6960P and Xeon 6980P 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA7529 | FCLGA7529 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 500 Watt | 500 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6960P and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon 6960P and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | + | + |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6960P and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6960P and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5(6400MT/s), MRDIMM(8800MT/s) | DDR5(6400MT/s)MRDIMM(8800MT/s) |
| Maximum memory size | 3 TB | 3 TB |
| Max memory channels | 12 | 12 |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6960P and Xeon 6980P.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 96 | 96 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 75.51 | 42.96 |
| Physical cores | 72 | 128 |
| Threads | 144 | 256 |
Xeon 6960P has a 76% higher aggregate performance score.
Xeon 6980P, on the other hand, has 78% more physical cores and 78% more threads.
The Intel Xeon 6960P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon 6980P in performance tests.
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