Xeon 6972P vs Gold 5320H

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5320H and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking279not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency12.60no data
Architecture codenameCooper Lake-SP (2021)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5320H 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)96
Threads40192
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB (shared)480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5320H 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 configuration42
SocketFCLGA41897529
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5320H and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5320H 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 Gold 5320H 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 Gold 5320H and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 RDIMMDDR5
Maximum memory size1.12 TBno data
Max memory channels6no 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 Gold 5320H and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4896

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 April 2021 24 September 2024
Physical cores 20 96
Threads 40 192
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon Gold 5320H has 233.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6972P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 380% more physical cores and 380% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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