Xeon 6979P vs E5-2628L v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1011not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.48no data
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.75no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,364no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2628L v4 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)120
Threads24240
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier19no data
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2628L v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2
Socketno data7529
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX++

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory size1,536 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4096

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 June 2016 24 September 2024
Physical cores 12 120
Threads 24 240
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon E5-2628L v4 has 566.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 900% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Xeon 6979P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2628L v4 is a mobile workstation processor while Xeon 6979P is a server/workstation one.


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