Xeon 6980P vs Gold 5416S

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5416S and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking232not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation63.97no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency14.29no data
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$944no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5416S and Xeon 6980P 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)128
Threads32256
Base clock speed2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB504 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)79 °C80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5416S 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA46777529
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5416S and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5416S and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5416S and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5416S and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4400DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no 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 Gold 5416S and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe version55.0
PCI Express lanes8096

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2023 24 September 2024
Physical cores 16 128
Threads 32 256
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon Gold 5416S has 233.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6980P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5416S and Xeon 6980P. We've got no test results to judge.


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