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Intel Xeon 6980P

128C/256T · 3.9 GHz · 500 W

The Xeon 6980P is the flagship of Intel's Xeon 6900P series (Granite Rapids-AP), launched on September 24, 2024 with 128 cores and 256 threads per socket for one- and two-socket servers on the Avenue City platform. It is built from three Intel 3 compute tiles with 504 MB of L3 cache, and supports 12-channel DDR5 or MRDIMM memory and Intel AMX for AI inference. It launched at $17,800, and Intel later reduced its recommended price.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Xeon 6980P
Segment: Server
Generation: Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-AP)
Codename: Granite Rapids-AP
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Redwood Cove
Release date: Sep 24, 2024
Price: $13,955Search on Amazon

Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 128 cores / 256 threads
Base clock: 2.00 GHz
Boost clock: 3.90 GHz
TDP (design W): 500 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 256 MB
L3 cache: 504 MB
Technology (nm): 3 nm
Intel 3

Platform

Socket: FCLGA7529
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✓ Yes
Up to 2 sockets
Integrated GPU: None
Memory type: DDR5-6400 (RDIMM), MRDIMM-8800
12-channel
Memory size: Up to 3,072 GB
ECC memory: ✓ Yes
PCIe: PCIe 5.0 (96 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: SSE4.2AVXAVX2AVX-512AMX
NPU: None

OS support

Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Xeon 6 server processors do not appear on Microsoft's Windows 10 (22H2) or Windows 11 (24H2, 25H2) supported Intel processor lists, and no 26H2 list has been published. As a server processor it is mainly deployed with Windows Server and enterprise Linux distributions.

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