Intel® Xeon™ 6980E+

The Intel Xeon 6980E+ is a server processor with 264 cores and 264 threads, built on the Clearwater Forest architecture. It launched in Apr 2026. Clocks run from 2.1 GHz base to 3.2 GHz boost. A 528-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.0 MB per core). It addresses DDR5 memory up to 1536 GB across 12 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA7529 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (96 lanes). Rated TDP is 400 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMX (Advanced Matrix Extensions), AMX, AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon 6980E+ has 264 physical cores and runs 264 logical threads. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 2.10 GHz and boosts up to 3.20 GHz.

The Intel Xeon 6980E+ is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon 6 family, uses the Clearwater Forest architecture and carries the codename Clearwater Forest. It launched in Apr 2026.

The Intel Xeon 6980E+ has 528 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 528.0 MB of cache, or 2.00 MB per core. Feex has no recorded L1 cache size for this processor.

The Intel Xeon 6980E+ supports DDR5 memory, addresses up to 1,536 GB of memory and uses 12 memory channels. It does not support DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon 6980E+ does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Xeon 6980E+ uses the FCLGA7529 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 96 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon 6980E+ has a rated TDP of 400 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 6980E+ is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $9,850.

The Intel Xeon 6980E+ is also identified by the model number 6980E+.

After an audit, 1 value was corrected on the Intel Xeon 6980E+ record. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

• PCIe revision: Gen5 → 5.0. Rule: Cleanup pcie gen prefix. normalize to the dominant "N.0" format.

The audit log is public: all changes for this CPU, the corrections overview and the method.

Feex has recorded 40% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon 6980E+. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L1 Cache (Total), L2 Cache (Total), L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory 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: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number. Performance: single-core and multi-core ratings and all computed performance metrics.

Processors close to the Intel Xeon 6980E+ in the Feex database, matched by socket, family, segment, architecture, core count, TDP and benchmark scores, include Intel Xeon 6970E+, Intel Xeon 6990E+, Intel Xeon 6960E+, Intel Xeon 6781P and Intel Xeon 6732P.