Xeon 6960P vs Platinum 8321HC

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8321HC 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 codenameno dataGranite Rapids (2024)
Release date1 October 2020 (4 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8321HC 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 cores26 (Hexacosa-Core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads52144
Base clock speed1.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB432 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyno data5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8321HC 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
Socketno data7529
Power consumption (TDP)88 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8321HC 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
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8321HC and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8321HC 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 Platinum 8321HC and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesRDIMMDDR5
Maximum memory size1.12 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8321HC and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4896

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2020 24 September 2024
Physical cores 26 72
Threads 52 144
Power consumption (TDP) 88 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8321HC has 468.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 176.9% more physical cores and 176.9% more threads.

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