Xeon 6972P vs Athlon PRO 200GE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 200GE and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1805	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Athlon	no data
Power efficiency	6.24	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 200GE 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	2 (Dual-core)	96
Threads	2	192
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 200GE 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	AM4	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Xeon 6972P. 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 PRO 200GE and Xeon 6972P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Vega 3

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2018	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	96
Threads	2	192
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

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