Processor

Processor manufacturer

Intel

Processor model

6960P

Processor base frequency

2.7 GHz

Processor family

Intel® Xeon®

Processor cores

72

Processor socket

LGA 7529

Processor threads

144

Intel® UPI Speed

24 GT/s

Processor operating modes

64-bit

Processor boost frequency

3.9 GHz

Processor cache

432 MB

Thermal Design Power (TDP)

500 W

Box

No

Cooler included

No

Processor codename

Granite Rapids

Processor ARK ID

240775

Memory

Maximum internal memory supported by processor

3 TB

Memory types supported by processor

DDR5-SDRAM

Memory clock speeds supported by processor

6400,8800 MHz

Memory channels

Dodeca-channel

ECC

Yes

Graphics

On-board graphics card

No

Discrete graphics card

No

On-board graphics card model

Not available

Discrete graphics card model

Not available

Features

Execute Disable Bit

Yes

Market segment

Server

Maximum number of PCI Express lanes

96

PCI Express slots version

5.0

Supported instruction sets

AMX, AVX, AVX 2.0, AVX-512, SSE4.2

Scalability

2S

Processor special features

Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)

Yes

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

2.0

Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)

Yes

Intel Trusted Execution Technology

Yes

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions

Yes

Intel® Total Memory Encryption

Yes

Intel® Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET)

Yes

Intel® Crypto Acceleration

Yes

Intel® Platform Firmware Resilience Support

Yes

Maximum Enclave Size Support for Intel® SGX

512 GB

Intel® Trust Domain Extensions (Intel® TDX)

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Yes

Intel® OS Guard

Yes

Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)

Yes

Intel 64

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Yes

AVX-512 Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) units

2

Intel® Boot Guard

Yes

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU

Yes

Intel® Speed Select technology - Performance Profile (Intel® SST-PP)

Yes

Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)

Yes

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes

Intel® Run Sure Technology

Yes

Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Yes

Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency (Intel® SST-BF)

Yes

Intel® Total Memory Encryption - Multi Key

Yes

Intel® QuickAssist Software Acceleration

Yes

Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT)

4 default devices

Intel® Dynamic Load Balancer (DLB)

4 default devices

Intel® Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA)

4 default devices

Intel® In-memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA)

4 default devices

Intel® Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX)

Yes

Intel® Speed Select Technology – Core Power

Yes

Intel® Speed Select Technology – Turbo Frequency

Yes

Operational conditions

Tcase

80 °C

DTS Max

102 °C

Technical details

Launch date

Q3'24

Status

Launched

Memory speed (max)

8800 MHz

Number of UPI links

6

Other features

Maximum internal memory

3 TB