Xeon 6960P vs Platinum 8175M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	394	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	no data	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8175M 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 cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	48	144
Base clock speed	no data	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB	432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8175M 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 configuration	8 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	Socket P	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M 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 Platinum 8175M 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 Platinum 8175M and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB tdp=240 Watt	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	96

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	72
Threads	48	144
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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