Intel Xeon 6980P Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon 6980P has 128 cores with 256 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Intel Xeon 6 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 7529 socket and was released in Q3/2024.
Intel Xeon 6980P

At a glance

Name: Intel Xeon 6980P
Family: Intel Xeon 6 (12)
CPU group: Intel Xeon 6900 (5)
Architecture: Granite Rapids-AP
Technology: 5 nm
Segment: Enterprise / Embedded
Generation: 1
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon 6980P has 128 CPU cores and can calculate 256 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon 6980P is 2.00 GHz (3.90 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 128 / 256
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 128x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (128 Cores): --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware: Intel® AI Boost
AI specifications: Intel® Deep Learning Boost
NPU + CPU + iGPU: --

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 3072 GB memory in 12 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 614.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR5-6400
614.4 GB/s
Max. Memory: 3072 GB
Memory channels: 12
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 5.0 x 96
PCIe Bandwidth: 378.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 500 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 500 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon 6980P is made in 5 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 504.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 5 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 7529
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 504.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX
Release date: Q3/2024
Release price: 17800 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Xeon w5-2545 Intel Xeon w5-2545
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
2270
Intel Xeon w3-2535 Intel Xeon w3-2535
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
2254
Intel Xeon W-1350P Intel Xeon W-1350P
6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz
2208
Intel Xeon 6980P Intel Xeon 6980P
128C 256T @ 3.90 GHz
2100
Intel Xeon 6960P Intel Xeon 6960P
72C 144T @ 3.90 GHz
2100
Intel Xeon 6972P Intel Xeon 6972P
96C 192T @ 3.90 GHz
2100
Intel Xeon 6979P Intel Xeon 6979P
120C 240T @ 3.90 GHz
2100

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Xeon W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
8389
Intel Xeon W-2150B Intel Xeon W-2150B
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
8324
Intel Xeon W-1270 Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
8264
Intel Xeon 6980P Intel Xeon 6980P
128C 256T @ 2.00 GHz
8250
Intel Xeon W-3223 Intel Xeon W-3223
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
8129
Intel Xeon W-2140B Intel Xeon W-2140B
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
7785
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7084

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