Intel Xeon W3670 vs Xeon 6960P
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon W3670 with 6 cores 3.2GHz and Xeon 6960P with 72 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon W3670 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.7GHz)
Lower TDP (130W vs 500W)
Xeon 6960P 's Advantages
Released 14 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)
Larger L3 cache size (432MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 32nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon W3670
521
Xeon 6960P
+247%
1811
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon W3670
2473
Xeon 6960P
+169%
6656
General Parameters
Aug 2010
Release Date
Sep 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Gulftown
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Intel Socket 1366
Socket
Intel Socket 7529
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon (Gulftown)
Generation
Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-AP)
Package
1.17 billions
Transistor Count
-
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
130 W
Power Consumption
500 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
102°C
Intel
Foundry
Intel
239 mm²
Die Size
3x598 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
10 nm
-
I/O Die Size
2x 241
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
72
-
Performance Core Threads
144
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
3.466 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
6
Total Core Count
72
12
Total Thread Count
144
133 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
24.0
Multiplier
27.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
432 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
2
-
AVX-512 FMA Ports
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
3 TB
3
Max Memory Channels
12
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
