AMD EPYC 7473X vs Xeon 6960P

VS

AMD EPYC 7473X

Intel Xeon 6960P

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7473X with 24 cores 2.8GHz and Xeon 6960P with 72 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7473X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (768MB vs 432MB)

Lower TDP (240W vs 500W)

Xeon 6960P 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (8800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 7nm)

Score

AMD EPYC 7473X

VS

Xeon 6960P

General Parameters

Mar 2022

Release Date

Sep 2024

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Milan-X

Core Architecture

Granite Rapids

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 7529

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))

Generation

Xeon 6(Granite Rapids-AP)

Package

33.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

240 W

Power Consumption

500 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

102°C

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

8x81 mm²

Die Size

-

12 nm

I/O Process Size

10 nm

416 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

72

-

Performance Core Threads

144

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

24

Total Core Count

72

48

Total Thread Count

144

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28.0

Multiplier

27.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

768 MB shared

L3 Cache

432 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

3

Cores per CCD

-

2

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-6400,MRDIMM-8800

-

Max Memory Size

3 TB

8

Max Memory Channels

12

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Xeon 6960P

4

PCIe Version

5

128

PCIe Lanes

96

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