Xeon 6972P vs E5-1428L

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1441not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency6.21no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EN (2012)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon 6972P 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)96
Threads12192
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size294 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon 6972P 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
SocketFCLGA13567529
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon 6972P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1428L and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 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 E5-1428L and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes2496

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 May 2012 24 September 2024
Physical cores 6 96
Threads 12 192
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon E5-1428L has 733.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6972P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

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