Xeon 6972P vs Silver 4316

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4316 and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	285	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	12.45	no data
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4316 and Xeon 6972P 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	96
Threads	40	192
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84 °C	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4316 and Xeon 6972P 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	2	2
Socket	FCLGA4189	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4316 and Xeon 6972P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR5
Maximum memory size	6 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4316 and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 April 2021	24 September 2024
Physical cores	20	96
Threads	40	192
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	500 Watt

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