Xeon 6972P vs E7-4870

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E7no data
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date5 April 2011 (13 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,394no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4870 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)96
Threads20192
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache640 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2.56 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size513 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors2600 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4870 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketLGA15677529
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4870 and Xeon 6972P 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 E7-4870 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 E7-4870 and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066DDR5
Maximum memory size2 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.113 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 E7-4870 and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 April 2011 24 September 2024
Physical cores 10 96
Threads 20 192
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon E7-4870 has 284.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6972P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 860% more physical cores and 860% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

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