| Processor |
|---|
| Processor base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| Processor manufacturer | Intel |
| Cooler included | No |
| Processor codename | Granite Rapids |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 500 W |
| Processor cache | 432 MB |
| Processor ARK ID | 240775 |
| Processor model | 6960P |
| Processor threads | 144 |
| Processor operating modes | 64-bit |
| Processor boost frequency | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor family | Intel® Xeon® |
| Processor cores | 72 |
| Box | No |
| Processor socket | FCLGA7529 |
| Intel® UPI Speed | 24 GT/s |
| 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 |
|---|
| Discrete graphics card | No |
| On-board graphics card model | Not available |
| On-board graphics card | No |
| Discrete graphics card model | Not available |
| Power |
|---|
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 500 W |
| Technical details |
|---|
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 |
| Intel Trusted Execution Technology | Yes |
| Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) | Yes |
| Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) | Yes |
| Execute Disable Bit | Yes |
| PCI Express slots version | 5.0 |
| Supported instruction sets | AMX, AVX, AVX 2.0, AVX-512, SSE4.2 |
| Scalability | 2S |
| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | Yes |
| Intel 64 | Yes |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 500 W |
| Status | Launched |
| Market segment | Server |
| Launch date | Q3'24 |
| Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | Yes |
| Number of UPI links | 6 |
| Memory speed (max) | 8800 MHz |
| AVX-512 Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) units | 2 |
| Features |
|---|
| Maximum number of PCI Express lanes | 96 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 500 W |
| Processor ARK ID | 240775 |
| Execute Disable Bit | Yes |
| PCI Express slots version | 5.0 |
| Supported instruction sets | AMX, AVX, AVX 2.0, AVX-512, SSE4.2 |
| Scalability | 2S |
| Market segment | Server |
| Processor special features |
|---|
| Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | Yes |
| Intel 64 | Yes |
| Intel® OS Guard | Yes |
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 |
| Intel Trusted Execution Technology | Yes |
| Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) | Yes |
| Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) | Yes |
| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | Yes |
| AVX-512 Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) units | 2 |
| Intel® Boot Guard | Yes |
| Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) | Yes |
| Intel® Speed Select technology - Performance Profile (Intel® SST-PP) | Yes |
| Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU | Yes |
| Mode-based Execute Control (MBE) | Yes |
| Intel® Run Sure Technology | Yes |
| Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT) | Yes |
| Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency (Intel® SST-BF) | Yes |
| Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions | Yes |
| Intel® Total Memory Encryption | Yes |
| Intel® Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) | Yes |
| Maximum Enclave Size Support for Intel® SGX | 512 GB |
| Intel® Platform Firmware Resilience Support | Yes |
| Intel® Crypto Acceleration | 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 |
| Intel® Trust Domain Extensions (Intel® TDX) | Yes |
| Operational conditions |
|---|
| Tcase | 80 °C |
| DTS Max | 102 °C |
| Other features |
|---|
| Maximum internal memory | 3 TB |
