Intel Xeon E5 1607 v3 vs Xeon 6979P
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 1607 v3 with 4 cores 3.1GHz 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 E5 1607 v3 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (140W vs 500W)
Xeon 6979P 's Advantages
Released 10 years late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 1866)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (504MB vs 10MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 22nm)
Score
General Parameters
Sep 2014
Release Date
Sep 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-EP
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Intel Socket 2011-3
Socket
Intel Socket 7529
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Generation
Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-AP)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
-
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
500 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
Intel
Foundry
Intel
356 mm²
Die Size
3x598 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
10 nm
-
I/O Die Size
2x 241
CPU Performance
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
0
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
4
Total Core Count
120
4
Total Thread Count
240
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
31.0
Multiplier
21.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
10 MB shared
L3 Cache
504 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
2
-
AVX-512 FMA Ports
2
Memory Parameters
DDR4-1866
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
3 TB
4
Max Memory Channels
12
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
