Intel Xeon 6980E+

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors, along with processor brand, system configuration, and system-level benchmarks, that you should consider when choosing the right processor for your computing needs. Learn more about interpreting Intel processor numbers® or Intel processor numbers® for data centers.

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to produce an integrated circuit and is expressed in nanometers (nm), which indicates the size of the features built on the semiconductor.

Cores are a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Where applicable, Intel technology® Hyper-Threading is only available for high-performance cores.

Maximum Turbo frequency is the maximum frequency of a single core at which the processor can operate using Intel technology.® Turbo Boost and, if available, Intel technologies® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz) or billions of cycles per second. For more information on dynamic power and frequency range, see the section «Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about Intel processor performance®».

The frequency of all Turbo cores is the frequency at which the processor can operate with all available cores simultaneously. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz) or billions of cycles per second. For more information on dynamic power and frequency range, see the section «Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about Intel processor performance®».

Processor Base Frequency describes the rate at which the processor’s transistors open and close. The processor base frequency is the operating point where TDP is defined. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second. For more details regarding the dynamic power and frequency operating range, refer to <a

The processor cache is an area of fast memory located on the processor. Intel® Smart Cache refers to an architecture that allows all cores to dynamically share access to the last level cache.

Intel Channels® Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) is a high-speed internetworking bus «point-to-point» between processors, providing increased throughput and performance compared to Intel® QPI.

Mark «Built-in options available» means that the SKU is suitable for edge or embedded applications. For more information on edge or embedded use cases for this product, visit the Intel Resource and Documentation Center at (https://rdc.intel.com) or contact an Intel representative. For detailed information on how a specific Intel product is used in an edge or embedded device, contact the device manufacturer.

Maximum memory size refers to the maximum amount of memory supported by the processor.

Intel processors® Available in four different types: single channel, double channel, triple channel and flexible. The maximum supported memory speed may be lower when using multiple DIMMs per channel in products that support multiple memory channels.

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth for real-world applications.

Supported ECC memory indicates the processor’s memory support for error correction code. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common types of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

PCI Express version is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for connecting hardware devices to a computer. Different versions of PCI Express support different data transfer rates.

The PCI Express (PCIe) line consists of two pairs of differential signals: one for receiving data, the other for transmitting data, and is the main element of the PCIe bus. The maximum number of PCI Express lanes is the total number of lanes supported.

Chassis temperature is the maximum temperature allowed by the processor’s integrated heat spreader (IHS).

Provides flexibility for workloads that benefit from higher base frequencies on a subset of processor cores. While the maximum turbo frequency of all cores remains constant across all cores, a subset of cores can be assigned to run at a higher base frequency than specified while other cores run at a lower base frequency.

Provides flexibility for workloads that benefit from higher turbo frequencies on a subset of processor cores. While the base frequency remains constant across all cores, a subset of cores can be assigned to run at a higher turbo frequency than specified while other cores run at a lower turbo frequency.

A new set of embedded processor technologies designed to accelerate deep learning AI use cases. It enhances the Intel AVX-512 with a new Vector Neural Network Instruction (VNNI) that significantly improves deep learning inference performance compared to previous generations.

Ability to configure the processor to operate at three different operating points.

Allows users to increase the guaranteed base frequency on certain cores (high priority cores) in exchange for a lower base frequency on other cores (low priority cores). Improves overall performance by increasing the frequency of critical cores.

Intel® RDT provides new levels of visibility and control over how shared resources such as last-level cache (LLC) and memory bandwidth are used by applications, virtual machines (VMs), and containers.

Intel architecture® provides 64-bit computing on servers, workstations, desktop and mobile platforms when combined with supporting software.¹ Intel 64 architecture improves performance by allowing systems to address more than 4 GB of both virtual and physical memory.

Instruction set extensions are additional instructions that can improve performance when performing the same operations on multiple data objects. These may include SSE (SIMD Streaming Extensions) and AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions).

Intel Technology® AET monitors real-time power consumption and CPU core activity metrics for each application, workload, virtual machine, or container, enabling data centers to optimize power consumption and improve energy efficiency.

Intel® Trust Domain Extensions (Intel® TDX) is a confidential computing feature designed to deploy hardware-isolated virtual machines (VMs) called trust domains (TDs). It isolates VMs from the virtual machine monitor (VMM)/hypervisor and any other non-TD software on the platform to protect TDs from a wide range of software.

Intel® Crypto Acceleration reduces the performance impact of ubiquitous encryption and improves the performance of encryption-intensive workloads, including SSL web service, 5G infrastructure, and VPN/firewalls.

CET — Intel Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) helps protect against misuse of legitimate code fragments through control-flow hijacking attacks using return-oriented programming (ROP).

TME – Total Memory Encryption (TME) helps protect data from being compromised by physical memory attacks such as cold boot attacks.

New Intel instructions® AES (Intel® AES-NI is a set of instructions that provide fast and secure encryption and decryption of data. AES-NI is useful for a wide range of cryptographic applications, such as applications performing bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, and authenticated encryption.

Intel extensions® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) provide applications with the ability to create hardware-based trusted execution protection for their application’s sensitive procedures and data. Intel® SGX gives developers the ability to share their code and data in CPU-enhanced trusted execution environments (TEEs).

Intel Technology® Trusted Execution for Secure Computing is a universal set of hardware extensions to Intel processors and chipsets®, which enhance the digital office platform with security features such as controlled launch and secure execution. This creates an environment where applications can run in their own space, protected from all other software on the system.

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malware attacks, and prevent malicious software from executing and spreading on a server or network.

Intel Technology® Device Protection with Boot Guard helps protect the system’s pre-OS environment from viruses and malware attacks.

Mode-based execution control allows you to more reliably verify and ensure the integrity of kernel-level code.

Intel Technology® Virtualization (VT-x) allows one hardware platform to function as several «virtual» platforms. It provides improved manageability by limiting downtime and maintaining performance by isolating computing activity into separate partitions.

Intel Virtualization Technology® for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues existing virtualization support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium processors® (VT-i), adding new support for I/O device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve system security, reliability, and I/O performance in virtualized environments.