Xeon 6960P vs Gold 6208U

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6208U and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking371not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency10.76no data
Architecture codenameno dataGranite Rapids (2024)
Release date1 January 2020 (4 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6208U 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads32144
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache22 MB432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6208U 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 configurationno data2
SocketFCLGA36477529
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6208U and Xeon 6960P. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6208U and Xeon 6960P 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 6208U 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 Gold 6208U and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size1 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 6208U and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4896

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2020 24 September 2024
Physical cores 16 72
Threads 32 144
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon Gold 6208U has 233.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 350% more physical cores and 350% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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