Xeon 6980P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

VS

Intel Xeon 6980P

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon 6980P with 128 cores 2GHz and Intel Xeon Gold 6421N with 32 cores 1.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon 6980P 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (8800 vs 4400)

Higher base frequency (2GHz vs 1.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (504MB vs 60MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N 's Advantages

Lower TDP (185W vs 500W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon 6980P

2015

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N +4%

2104

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon 6980P

8257

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N +51%

12541

Xeon 6980P

VS

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

General Parameters

Sep 2024

Release Date

Jan 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Granite Rapids

Core Architecture

Sapphire Rapids

Intel Socket 7529

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon 6(Granite Rapids-AP)

Generation

Xeon Gold (Sapphire Rapids-SP)

Package

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

500 W

Power Consumption

185 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

10 nm

I/O Process Size

-

CPU Performance

128

Performance Cores

-

256

Performance Core Threads

-

2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.8 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

128

Total Core Count

32

256

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

20.0

Multiplier

18.0

112 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

504 MB shared

L3 Cache

60 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

2

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR5-6400,MRDIMM-8800

Memory Types

DDR5-4400

3 TB

Max Memory Size

-

12

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Xeon 6980P

Official Website

-

5

PCIe Version

5

96

PCIe Lanes

80

Related CPU Comparisons

1

Xeon 6980P vs Opteron 3320 EE

2

Xeon 6980P vs Intel Xeon Phi 7110X

3

Xeon 6980P vs Xeon 5080

4

Xeon 6980P vs Opteron A1170

5

Xeon 6980P vs Intel Xeon E5 2687W

6

Xeon 6980P vs Xeon 6979P

7

Xeon 6980P vs AMD EPYC 7543

8

Xeon 6980P vs Intel Xeon E5 2450L

9

Xeon 6980P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V

10

Xeon 6980P vs AMD EPYC 7513

Related News

1

Double the Excitement! AMD FSR 4.0 to Launch Alongside RX 9070 XT Graphics Card

2

CPU-Z Minor Update: Support for Intel's Four New Products and New Memory

3

CXMT Reportedly Achieves 80% Yield in DDR5 Production

4

Intel Wildcat Lake Appears on Shipping List with FCBGA1516 Socket, Poised to Replace Alder Lake-N

5

The Commencement of ARM and Qualcomm Licensing Dispute Trial: Potential Major Impact on PC Market

6

NVIDIA Allegedly Equips RTX 5080 with 30Gbps Memory Speed, Other Models to Feature 28Gbps

7

Intel Reports High Return Rates for Devices Featuring Snapdragon X Series; Qualcomm Counters with 'Industry Standard' Claim

8

Intel Confirms Panther Lake Adopts 18A Process, ES0 Samples Already Sent to Customers

9

Complete Lineup of Core Ultra 200HX/H/U and Core 200H/U Revealed: 31 Models to Dazzle the Eyes

10

Amechi Unveils V1 Mini PC: Only 0.33L Volume with 150W Power Consumption