Xeon 6960P vs A4 Micro-6400T

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Primary details

Comparing A4 Micro-6400T and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2723not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency14.30no data
Architecture codenameMullins (2014)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A4 Micro-6400T 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads4144
Base clock speed1 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A4 Micro-6400T 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 configurationno data2
SocketFT3b7529
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4 Micro-6400T and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

A4 Micro-6400T and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4 Micro-6400T and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4 Micro-6400T and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333DDR5
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R3 GraphicsN/A
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4 Micro-6400T and Xeon 6960P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4 Micro-6400T and Xeon 6960P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4 Micro-6400T and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 April 2014 24 September 2024
Physical cores 4 72
Threads 4 144
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 500 Watt

A4 Micro-6400T has 12400% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, 1700% more physical cores and 3500% more threads, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A4 Micro-6400T and Xeon 6960P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A4 Micro-6400T is a notebook processor while Xeon 6960P is a server/workstation one.


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