Xeon 6960P vs Platinum 8175M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking386not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads48144
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache1.5 MB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB432 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 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketSocket P7529
Power consumption (TDP)no data500 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 typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size1,536 GB tdp=240 Wattno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno 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 Platinum 8175M and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4896

Pros & cons summary


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

Xeon 6960P has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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