Intel Server CPU v20.1.4-P

Intel Xeon 6980P Processor

major
20
Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids / Sierra Forest)
minor
1
Xeon 6900
patch
4
Xeon 6980P
suffix
P
Mobile performance thin-and-light (28 W class); on desktop Xeon W: higher power

Benchmarks

Total score 5,008 / 10,000, rank 177 of 2125.

Every score is out of 10,000, relative to the best CPUs. The total also counts the recommended price ($17,800, Wikipedia: Granite Rapids (launch price)); see how scores work.

CategoryScoreMeasured
Single-thread2,849
1,681 points
Multi-thread5,057
74,324 points
3D renderingestimated4,589
Gamingestimated4,165

Sources: PassMark (Intel Xeon 6980P, 1 samples)

Metadata

PropertyValue
BrandXeon
Intel nameIntel Xeon 6980P Processor
Processor number6980P
CodenameGranite Rapids
GenerationXeon 6 (Granite Rapids / Sierra Forest)
MicroarchitectureRedwood Cove / Crestmont
Performance classXeon 6900
SegmentServer
Released2024-Q32024
Cores128
Threads256
Base clock2.00 GHz
Max clock3.90 GHz
Cache504 MB
TDP500 W
SocketFCLGA7529LGA7529
MemoryDDR5-6400, MRDIMM-8800DDR5MRDIMM
Recommended price$17,800
Instruction sets
Features
SourceCurated (recent-cpus.json)

Uses (dependencies)

Used by (0)

Nothing depends on this version.

Known vulnerabilities and defects

  • Spectre variant 1 (bounds check bypass) (CVE-2017-5753): Mistrained conditional branches speculatively read out-of-bounds data. Mitigated in software only; every speculative out-of-order core is affected.

Matched by codename; individual steppings may differ.

Changelog

Since the previous patch: Intel Server CPU v20.1.3-P (Xeon 6979P)

Specifications

  • ~Cores: 120 → 128
  • ~Threads: 240 → 256
  • ~Base clock: 2.10 GHz → 2.00 GHz
  • ~Recommended price: $15,750 → $17,800

Since the previous minor (lower performance class): Intel Server CPU v20.0.4-E (Xeon 6766E)

Breaking changes

  • ~Socket changed from FCLGA4710 to FCLGA7529

Components

Instruction sets

  • +AVX-512
  • +AVX10.1
  • +AMX
  • +AMX-FP16

Features

  • +Hyper-Threading
  • +TDX
  • +Deep Learning Boost
  • −AVX-VNNI

Specifications

  • ~Codename: Sierra Forest → Granite Rapids
  • ~Cores: 144 → 128
  • ~Threads: 144 → 256
  • ~Base clock: 1.90 GHz → 2.00 GHz
  • ~Max clock: 2.70 GHz → 3.90 GHz
  • ~Cache: 108 MB → 504 MB
  • ~TDP: 250 W → 500 W
  • ~Recommended price: $7,692 → $17,800

Since the previous major (previous generation): Intel Server CPU v19.1.1-Y (Xeon Silver 4514Y)

Breaking changes

  • ~Socket changed from FCLGA4677 to FCLGA7529

Performance

  • ~Total score 4098 → 5008 (+22%)
  • ~Single-thread 4392 → 2849 (-35%)
  • ~Multi-thread 1874 → 5057 (+170%)
  • ~3D rendering 1511 → 4589 (+204%)
  • ~Gaming 5651 → 4165 (-26%)

Components

Instruction sets

  • +AVX10.1
  • +AMX-FP16

Features

  • +CXL 2.0

Specifications

  • ~Codename: Emerald Rapids → Granite Rapids
  • ~Microarchitecture: Raptor Cove → Redwood Cove / Crestmont
  • ~Cores: 16 → 128
  • ~Threads: 32 → 256
  • ~Max clock: 3.40 GHz → 3.90 GHz
  • ~Cache: 30 MB → 504 MB
  • ~TDP: 150 W → 500 W
  • ~Recommended price: $780 → $17,800