EPYC 9745 vs Xeon 6980P

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 6980P and EPYC 9745 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Granite Rapids (2024)	Turin (2024)
Release date	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$12,141

Detailed specifications

Xeon 6980P and EPYC 9745 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	128	128
Threads	256	256
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	504 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	3 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 6980P and EPYC 9745 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	7529	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6980P and EPYC 9745. 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

Xeon 6980P and EPYC 9745 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6980P and EPYC 9745 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 Xeon 6980P and EPYC 9745. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR5

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 6980P and EPYC 9745.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	96	128

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	5 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	400 Watt

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