Xeon 6979P vs Gold 6534

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6534 and Xeon 6979P 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
Architecture codenameEmerald Rapids (2023)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,816no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6534 and Xeon 6979P 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)120
Threads16240
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache22.5 MB (shared)504 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm5 nm
Die size2x 763 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °C80 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6534 and Xeon 6979P 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA46777529
Power consumption (TDP)195 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6534 and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6534 and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6534 and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6534 and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no 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 Gold 6534 and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8096

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2023 24 September 2024
Physical cores 8 120
Threads 16 240
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon Gold 6534 has 156.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 1400% more physical cores and 1400% more threads.

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