Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 vs Xeon 6960P

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Intel Xeon 6960P

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 with 28 cores 2.5GHz 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

Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 's Advantages

Lower TDP (205W vs 500W)

Xeon 6960P 's Advantages

Released 7 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (8800 vs 4)

Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (432MB vs 38.5MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

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Xeon 6960P

General Parameters

Jul 2017

Release Date

Sep 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Skylake-SP

Core Architecture

Granite Rapids

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

Intel Socket 7529

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Skylake-SP)

Generation

Xeon 6(Granite Rapids-AP)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

205 W

Power Consumption

500 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

102°C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

I/O Process Size

10 nm

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

72

-

Performance Core Threads

144

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

28

Total Core Count

72

56

Total Thread Count

144

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

27.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

112 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

38.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

432 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR5-6400,MRDIMM-8800

-

Max Memory Size

3 TB

Max Memory Channels

12

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Xeon 6960P

-

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

96

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