Intel® Xeon™ 6960P

The Intel Xeon 6960P is a server processor with 72 cores and 144 threads, built on the Granite Rapids architecture (Intel 3 process). It launched in Jul 2024. Clocks run from 2.7 GHz base to 3.9 GHz boost. A 432-MB L3 cache backs the cores (8.1 MB per core). It addresses DDR5 memory up to 3072 GB across 12 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA7529 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (96 lanes). Rated TDP is 500 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMX (Advanced Matrix Extensions), AMX, AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon 6960P scores 3,287 in single-core performance and 130,659 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 20,724 for overall performance, 89,530 for productivity performance, 77,779 for creator performance, 182,923 for engineering performance and 42,526 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,815 per core, 907 per thread and 261 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 927. Its performance index is 257, so its overall performance is 157% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon 6960P scores 727,750 in integer math, 527,473 in floating-point math, 2,797,724 in compression, 162,013 in cryptography, 24,937 in physics simulation, 193,404 in vector SIMD, 1,484 in the prime sieve and 371,795 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 1,136% above in integer math, 1,049% above in floating-point math, 1,127% above in compression, 1,310% above in cryptography, 2,188% above in physics simulation, 1,147% above in vector SIMD, 2,115% above in the prime sieve and 1,541% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon 6960P has 72 physical cores and runs 144 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.70 GHz and boosts up to 3.90 GHz.

The Intel Xeon 6960P is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon 6 family, uses the Granite Rapids architecture, carries the codename Granite Rapids and is manufactured on a Intel 3 process. It launched in Jul 2024.

The Intel Xeon 6960P has 7.88 MB of L1 cache, 144 MB of L2 cache and 432 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 583.9 MB of cache, or 8.11 MB per core. Each core has 2 MB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Xeon 6960P has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 7.9 MB, L2 at 144 MB and L3 at 432 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 74% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon 6960P supports DDR5 memory, addresses up to 3,072 GB of memory and uses 12 memory channels. It does not support DDR4 and LPDDR memory. It supports ECC memory.

The Intel Xeon 6960P does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Xeon 6960P uses the FCLGA7529 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 96 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon 6960P has a rated TDP of 500 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Xeon 6960P is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $10,780.

The Intel Xeon 6960P is also identified by the model number 6960P and the processor number 6960P.

Feex has recorded 60% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon 6960P. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth and Max Memory Speed. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU and Part Number.

Processors close to the Intel Xeon 6960P in the Feex database, matched by socket, family, segment, architecture, core count, TDP and benchmark scores, include Intel Xeon 6980P, Intel Xeon 6781P, Intel Xeon 6747P, Intel Xeon 6741P and Intel Xeon 6745P.