Xeon 6960P vs Ryzen 7 2700U

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1373not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency26.86no data
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700U 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)
Threads8144
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache128K (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 size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700U 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
SocketFP57529
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 2700U 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 Ryzen 7 2700U 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 Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1300 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1296

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 October 2017 24 September 2024
Physical cores 4 72
Threads 8 144
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 500 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700U has 3233.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 1700% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 2700U and Xeon 6960P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 2700U is a notebook processor while Xeon 6960P is a server/workstation one.


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