Xeon 6979P vs FX-7600P

Primary details

Comparing FX-7600P and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2094	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Kaveri	no data
Power efficiency	4.40	no data
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-7600P and Xeon 6979P 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	4 (Quad-Core)	120
Threads	4	240
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	BGA (FP3)	no data
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Die size	245 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	2,410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-7600P and Xeon 6979P 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	2
Socket	FP3	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-7600P and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

FX-7600P and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-7600P and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-7600P and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR5
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	N/A
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-7600P and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-7600P and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-7600P and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	8	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 June 2014	24 September 2024
Physical cores	4	120
Threads	4	240
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

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