Xeon 6979P vs E3120

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3120 and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2556not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.30no data
Architecture codenameno dataGranite Rapids (2024)
Release date1 July 2008 (16 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3120 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 coresno data120
Threadsno data240
Base clock speed3.16 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3120 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 configurationno data2
SocketLGA7757529
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3120 and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3120 and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3120 and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3120 and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3120 and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2008 24 September 2024
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon E3120 has 669.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 16 years, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

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