Xeon 6960P vs Silver 4410T

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4410T and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	333	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	72.05	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	11.46	no data
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$624	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4410T 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	10 (Deca-Core)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	20	144
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	26.25 MB	432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84 °C	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4410T 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	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4410T 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4410T and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4410T 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 Silver 4410T and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4000	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4410T and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version	5	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 January 2023	24 September 2024
Physical cores	10	72
Threads	20	144
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	500 Watt

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