Xeon 6979P vs D-1653N

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1653N and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$748no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1653N 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 speed2.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache512 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1653N 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCBGA16677529
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1653N and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data
AMTSPS 3.0no data
Quiet System-no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1653N and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1653N and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1653N and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
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 Xeon D-1653N and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version2.0/3.05.0
PCI Express lanes3296
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN4x 10 GBEno data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 24 September 2024
Physical cores 8 120
Threads 16 240
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon D-1653N has 669.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 1400% more physical cores and 1400% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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