Xeon 6979P vs E3-1205 v6

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1205 v6 and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1523not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.33no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency5.21no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$193no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1205 v6 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)120
Threads4240
Base clock speed3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache256 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.55V-1.52Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1205 v6 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
SocketFCLGA11517529
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1205 v6 and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1205 v6 and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1205 v6 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 E3-1205 v6 and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR5
Maximum memory size64 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 cardIntel HD Graphics P630N/A
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1205 v6 and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1205 v6 and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1205 v6 and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1205 v6 and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1696

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 March 2017 24 September 2024
Physical cores 4 120
Threads 4 240
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon E3-1205 v6 has 669.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 2900% more physical cores and 5900% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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