Intel Xeon E3 1280 v5 vs Xeon 6979P

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Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Intel Xeon 6979P

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1280 v5 with 4 cores 3.7GHz and Xeon 6979P with 120 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1280 v5 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (80W vs 500W)

Xeon 6979P 's Advantages

Released 8 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (8800 vs 4)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (504MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Intel Xeon E3 1280 v5

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Xeon 6979P

General Parameters

Oct 2015

Release Date

Sep 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Skylake-DT

Core Architecture

Granite Rapids

Intel Socket 1151

Socket

Intel Socket 7529

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Skylake-DT)

Generation

Xeon 6(Granite Rapids-AP)

Package

1.75 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

80 W

Power Consumption

500 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

122 mm²

Die Size

-

I/O Process Size

10 nm

CPU Performance

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

4

Total Core Count

120

8

Total Thread Count

240

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37.0

Multiplier

21.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

504 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR5-6400,MRDIMM-8800

-

Max Memory Size

3 TB

2

Max Memory Channels

12

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Xeon 6979P

3

PCIe Version

5

16

PCIe Lanes

96

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