Xeon 6972P vs Platinum 8256

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	741	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.69	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	9.48	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-SP (2018)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	11 December 2018 (6 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$7,007	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8256 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	96
Threads	8	192
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	38	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB (shared)	480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	72 °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

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8256 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 configuration	8 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8256 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 Platinum 8256 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 Platinum 8256 and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 December 2018	24 September 2024
Physical cores	4	96
Threads	8	192
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	500 Watt

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