Xeon 6960P vs Platinum 8570

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	41	17
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.46	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	6.44	6.28
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids (2023)	Granite Rapids (2024−2025)
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)	24 September 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$9,595	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8570 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	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	112	144
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	300 MB (shared)	432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 3 nm
Die size	2x 763 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81 °C	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8570 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	2	2
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCLGA7529
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8570 and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8570 and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8570 and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8570 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)	DDR5(6400MT/s), MRDIMM(8800MT/s)
Maximum memory size	4 TB	3 TB
Max memory channels	8	12
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8570 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	96

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	53.33	74.34
Recency	14 December 2023	24 September 2024
Physical cores	56	72
Threads	112	144
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	500 Watt

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