Intel® Xeon™ 6980P

The Intel Xeon 6980P is a server processor with 128 cores and 256 threads, built on the Granite Rapids architecture. It launched in Jul 2024. Clocks run from 2.0 GHz base to 3.9 GHz boost. A 504-MB L3 cache backs the cores (3.9 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 6980P scores 1,681 in single-core performance and 74,324 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 11,178 for overall performance, 50,664 for productivity performance, 43,904 for creator performance, 104,054 for engineering performance and 23,624 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 581 per core, 290 per thread and 149 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 500. Its performance index is 139, so its overall performance is 39% 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 6980P scores 637,476 in integer math, 501,720 in floating-point math, 2,364,519 in compression, 125,246 in cryptography, 3,350 in physics simulation, 214,794 in vector SIMD, 555 in the prime sieve and 240,792 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 982% above in integer math, 993% above in floating-point math, 937% above in compression, 990% above in cryptography, 207% above in physics simulation, 1,285% above in vector SIMD, 728% above in the prime sieve and 963% 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 6980P has 128 physical cores and runs 256 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.00 GHz and boosts up to 3.90 GHz.

The Intel Xeon 6980P is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon 6 family, uses the Granite Rapids architecture and carries the codename Granite Rapids. It launched in Jul 2024.

The Intel Xeon 6980P has 504 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 504.0 MB of cache, or 3.94 MB per core. Feex has no recorded L1 cache size for this processor.

The Intel Xeon 6980P supports DDR5 memory, addresses up to 3,072 GB of memory and uses 12 memory channels. It does not support DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

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

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

The Intel Xeon 6980P 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 6980P is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $13,955.

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

Feex has recorded 51% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon 6980P. 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: 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.

Processors close to the Intel Xeon 6980P in the Feex database, matched by socket, family, segment, architecture, core count, TDP and benchmark scores, include Intel Xeon 6960P, Intel Xeon 6732P, Intel Xeon 6730P, Intel Xeon 6737P and Intel Xeon 6736P.