Intel Xeon 6970E+ vs Intel Core i9 9960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2026
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Clearwater Forest
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i9-9960X
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 7529
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
400 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
102°C
85 °C
Foundry
Intel
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I/O Process Size
10 nm
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I/O Die Size
2x 241
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Package
FC-LGA18N
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CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
192
16
Total Thread Count
192
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
23.0
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L1 Cache
96 KB per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
4 MB per module
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
480 MB shared
22 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
2
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Performance Cores
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16
Performance Core Threads
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32
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-8000
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
1.5 TB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
12
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
768.0 GB/s
85 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
3.0
PCIe Lanes
96
44
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
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1,075
Cinebench R23
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17,953
Geekbench 6
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1,432
Geekbench 6
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10,707
Passmark CPU
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2,608
Passmark CPU
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30,525
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.