Xeon 6960P vs Gold 6140

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking453not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.81no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency10.40no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,445no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon 6960P 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads36144
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache1.125 MB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache18 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature91 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon 6960P 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA36477529
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon 6960P 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 Gold 6140 and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 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 Gold 6140 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4896

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 24 September 2024
Physical cores 18 72
Threads 36 144
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon Gold 6140 has 257.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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