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Intel Core i7-3960X vs Intel Xeon 6980P
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-3960X
35 %
6C / 12T · 3.90 GHz
Intel Xeon 6980P
100 %
128C / 256T · 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-3960X
42 %
6C / 12T · 3.90 GHz
Intel Xeon 6980P
100 %
128C / 256T · 2.00 GHz
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
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Geekbench 6 (MC)
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Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
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Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
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PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
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Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
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Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
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Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
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Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3960X | Intel Xeon 6980P |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) | Intel Xeon 6 (12) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 3000X (4) | Intel Xeon 6900 (5) |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge E | Granite Rapids-AP |
| Technology | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Enterprise / Embedded |
| Socket | LGA 2011 | LGA 7529 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i7-3960X | Intel Xeon 6980P |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 128 / 256 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 6x | 128x |
| Frequency: | 3.30 GHz | 2.00 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.90 GHz | 3.90 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 3.90 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 15.00 MB | 504.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i7-3960X | Intel Xeon 6980P |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | ||
| CUs / Shader | / | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | ||
| Max. GPU Memory | ||
| Technology | ||
| Release date |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3960X | Intel Xeon 6980P |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | |
| AI specifications | Intel® Deep Learning Boost | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-3960X | Intel Xeon 6980P |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1600 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR5-6400 (614.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 3072 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 12 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 40 | 5.0 x 96 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 20.0 GB/s | 378.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i7-3960X | Intel Xeon 6980P |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 130 W | 500 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 95 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Core i7-3960X | Intel Xeon 6980P |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX |
| Release date | Q4/2011 | Q3/2024 |
| Release price | 970 $ | 17800 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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