Xeon 6960P vs E5-4660 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4660 v3 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking845not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency7.08no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4660 v3 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads28144
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache35 MB (shared)432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm5 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)83 °C80 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4660 v3 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 configuration42
SocketFCLGA20117529
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4660 v3 and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
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
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4660 v3 and Xeon 6960P 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 E5-4660 v3 and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4660 v3 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4660 v3 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4096

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2015 24 September 2024
Physical cores 14 72
Threads 28 144
Chip lithography 22 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon E5-4660 v3 has 316.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 414.3% more physical cores and 414.3% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

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