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Intel Xeon 6972P vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X
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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 Xeon 6972P
65 %
96C / 192T · 3.90 GHz
32C / 64T · 5.40 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Xeon 6972P | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
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| Family | Intel Xeon 6 (12) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16) |
| CPU group | Intel Xeon 6900 (5) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 (3) |
| Architecture | Granite Rapids-AP | Shimada Peak (Zen 5) |
| Technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Enterprise / Embedded | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 7529 | TRX50 |
| Predecessor | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Xeon 6972P | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 96 / 192 | 32 / 64 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 96x | 32x Zen 5 |
| Frequency: | 2.40 GHz | 4.00 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.90 GHz | 5.40 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 32.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 480.00 MB | 128.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Xeon 6972P | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
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| 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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Intel Xeon 6972P | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
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| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | |
| AI specifications | Intel® Deep Learning Boost | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Xeon 6972P | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
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| Memory | DDR5-6400 (614.4 GB/s) | DDR5-6400 (190.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 3072 GB | 1024 GB |
| Memory channels | 12 | 4 |
| ECC | Yes | Yes |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 96 | 5.0 x 88 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 378.0 GB/s | 346.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Xeon 6972P | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
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| TDP | 500 W | 350 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | 500 W | |
| TDP down | 400 W | |
| T. junction max. | 102 °C | 95 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Xeon 6972P | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX | SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3 |
| Release date | Q3/2024 | Q3/2025 |
| Release price | 14600 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
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