Xeon 6979P vs Gold 6346

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking218not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency10.95no data
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6346 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)120
Threads32240
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache36 MB (shared)504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)78 °C80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6346 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA41897529
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon 6979P. 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++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6346 and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6346 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 Gold 6346 and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5
Maximum memory size6 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 6346 and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes6496

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 April 2021 24 September 2024
Physical cores 16 120
Threads 32 240
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon Gold 6346 has 143.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 650% more physical cores and 650% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

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