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Intel Xeon 6960P vs Intel Xeon 6980P: Comparison
Intel Xeon 6960P and Intel Xeon 6980P separate most on l3 cache: Intel Xeon 6960P at 144, Intel Xeon 6980P at 256, 44% in favour of Intel Xeon 6980P. They match on 21 other specifications, including product line, form factor and codename. In SPECrate® 2017 Integer (base), 1-chip the Intel Xeon 6980P scores 1,230 against 838 for the Intel Xeon 6960P, a lead of 32%.
Specs
| Specification |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Product Line | Xeon | Xeon |
| Form Factor | Server & Enthusiast | Server & Enthusiast |
| Model Number | 6960P | 6980P |
| Codename | Granite Rapids | Granite Rapids |
| Release Year | 2024 | 2024 |
| TDP | 345 W | 455 W |
| Market Segment | Server | Server |
| Socket | Other | Other |
| Socket Status | Current | Current |
| Process Node | 3 | 3 |
| Performance Cores | 72 | 128 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | Yes | Yes |
| P-Core Base Clock | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| L3 Cache | 144-44% | 256 |
| Base Power | 345 | 455 |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory Channels | 12 | 12 |
| Max Memory Capacity | 1536 | 1536 |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
| Integrated Graphics | No | No |
| Copilot Plus Certified | No | No |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Cores | 72 | 128 |
| Threads | 144 | 256 |
| Socket Support | 1S/2S | 1S/2S |
| Max Memory | 1536 GB (12-channel MCR DIMM DDR5-8800) | 1536 GB (12-channel MCR DIMM DDR5-8800) |
| Architecture | Granite Rapids | Granite Rapids |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
SPECrate® 2017 Integer (base), 1-chip
Best published 1-chip result on spec.org, retrieved 23 Sept 2026.
SPECrate 2017 Integer runs ten integer workloads, including a compiler, file compression, a chess engine and route planning, with one copy per hardware thread. The score is throughput against a fixed reference machine, so it reflects multi-core server and workstation work rather than gaming. Each figure is the best result a hardware vendor published on spec.org for a one-chip system, so the server, memory and compiler behind each chip differ.
SPECrate® 2017 Floating Point (base), 1-chip
Best published 1-chip result on spec.org, retrieved 23 Sept 2026.
SPECrate 2017 Floating Point runs thirteen scientific and engineering workloads, including weather and climate models, fluid dynamics, molecular dynamics and ray tracing, with one copy per hardware thread. It rewards core count, vector units and memory bandwidth, which is why server chips with many memory channels lead it. Each figure is the best result a hardware vendor published on spec.org for a one-chip system, so the server, memory and compiler behind each chip differ.
SPEC®, SPECrate® and SPECspeed® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Copied by permission of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). Results retrieved from www.spec.org on 23 Sept 2026.
Verdict
Intel Xeon 6960P
9.3 / 10 Expert Rating
The Intel Xeon 6960P is the clock-speed leader of Intel's LGA 7529 flagship trio, for the largest deployments that are also latency-sensitive.
Intel Xeon 6980P
9.5 / 10 Expert Rating
The Intel Xeon 6980P is the undisputed flagship of Intel's entire Xeon 6 lineup, the highest core count and largest cache part in this catalog.