Xeon 6972P vs E5-2650 v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking894not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.60no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency7.63no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date16 March 2016 (8 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,166no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon 6972P 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)96
Threads24192
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature80 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors3,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon 6972P 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
SocketFCLGA20117529
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon 6972P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4096

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 March 2016 24 September 2024
Physical cores 12 96
Threads 24 192
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 v4 has 376.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6972P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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