Xeon 6960P vs Phi 5120D

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 5120D and Xeon 6960P 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 codenameKnights Corner (2012−2014)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date17 June 2013 (11 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 5120D 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 cores60 (Hexaconta-Core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads240144
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.05 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache32 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB (shared)432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm5 nm
Die size350 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 5120D 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 configuration12
SocketSFF 230-pin7529
Power consumption (TDP)245 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 5120D and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX-+

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 5120D and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 5120D and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 5120D and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 5120D and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 June 2013 24 September 2024
Physical cores 60 72
Threads 240 144
Chip lithography 22 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 245 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon Phi 5120D has 66.7% more threads, and 104.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 20% more physical cores, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

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