Intel Xeon 6980P

The Intel Xeon 6980P is a high-core-count server processor built on the Granite Rapids microarchitecture with a 3 nm process node. It features 128 cores and 256 threads, with a base clock of 2.0 GHz and a boost clock of 3.9 GHz. The processor includes 504 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 provides 96 PCIe 5.0 lanes and supports instruction sets including Intel AMX, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, and AVX-512. The TDP is 500 W, and it uses the FCLGA7529 socket. The Xeon 6980P is designed for high-performance computing and data center workloads, typically paired with server platforms supporting the LGA 7529 socket and DDR5 memory.