Xeon 6960P vs Athlon 240GE

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 240GE and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1674not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.42no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.67no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date21 December 2018 (5 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 240GE 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 cores2 (Dual-core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads4144
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache96K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 240GE 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM47529
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon 240GE 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 Athlon 240GE and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 3N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1296

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 December 2018 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 72
Threads 4 144
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 500 Watt

Athlon 240GE has 1328.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 3500% more physical cores and 3500% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 240GE and Xeon 6960P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 240GE is a desktop processor while Xeon 6960P is a server/workstation one.


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