Xeon 6979P vs E-2186M

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2186M and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking996not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.51no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Eno data
Power efficiency14.98no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date4 April 2018 (6 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$623no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2186M 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)120
Threads12240
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size154 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2186M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketBGA-14407529
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2186M and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2186M and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2186M and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2186M and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
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 cardIntel UHD Graphics P630N/A
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2186M and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2186M and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2186M and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2186M and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1696

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 April 2018 24 September 2024
Physical cores 6 120
Threads 12 240
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon E-2186M has 1011.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 1900% more physical cores and 1900% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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