Xeon 6960P vs Phi 7295

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7295 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Phi	no data
Architecture codename	Knights Mill (2017)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	1 December 2017 (7 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7295 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 cores	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	288	144
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	32K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB (shared)	432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.550-1.2V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7295 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	SVLCLGA3647	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7295 and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7295 and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7295 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 Phi 7295 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	N/A
Max video memory	1 GB	no data
Graphics max frequency	0 MHz	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7295 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	36	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 December 2017	24 September 2024
Threads	288	144
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	500 Watt

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