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Intel Xeon 6972P
The Intel Xeon 6972P is a 96-core server processor from the Granite Rapids microarchitecture, released in July 2024.
The Intel Xeon 6972P is a server processor based on the Granite Rapids microarchitecture, manufactured on a 3 nm process. It features 96 cores and 192 threads, with a base clock of 2.4 GHz and a boost clock of 3.9 GHz. The processor includes 480 MB of L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory at 6400 MT/s and MRDIMM at 8800 MT/s across 12 memory channels, with ECC support. It has 96 PCIe 5.0 lanes and a TDP of 500 W. The Xeon 6972P uses the FCLGA7529 socket and supports instruction sets including Intel AMX, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, and AVX-512. It was released in July 2024 with a launch MSRP of $11,446.
Specifications
| Microarchitecture unverified | Granite Rapids |
|---|---|
| Cores | 96 |
| Threads | 192 |
| Base clock | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.9 GHz |
| L3 cache | 480 MB |
| Process node | 3 nm |
| TDP / base power | 500 W |
| Socket | FCLGA7529 |
| Memory support | DDR5(6400MT/s)MRDIMM(8800MT/s) |
| Memory channels | 12 |
| ECC memory support | Yes |
| PCIe lanes (CPU) | 96 |
| PCIe version | 5.0 |
| Instruction sets | Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 |
| Release date | 2024-07 |
| Release year | 2024 |
| Launch MSRP | 11446 USD |