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Intel Xeon 6980E+ vs Intel Xeon 6990E+

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General Parameters
Release Date May 2026 May 2026
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Type Server Server
Core Architecture Clearwater Forest Clearwater Forest
Integrated Graphics N/A N/A
Generation Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP) Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
Package
Manufacturing Process 3 nm 3 nm
Socket Intel Socket 7529 Intel Socket 7529
Power Consumption 400 W 450 W
Peak Operating Temperature 99°C 98°C
Foundry Intel Intel
I/O Process Size 10 nm 10 nm
I/O Die Size 2x 241 2x 241
Package FC-LGA18N FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency 2.1 GHz 2.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Total Core Count 264 288
Total Thread Count 264 288
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21.0 22.0
L1 Cache 96 KB per core 96 KB per core
L2 Cache 4 MB per module 4 MB per module
L3 Cache 528 MB shared 576 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier No No
SMP 2 2
Memory Parameters
Memory Types DDR5-8000 DDR5-8000
Max Memory Size 1.5 TB 1.5 TB
Max Memory Channels 12 12
Max Memory Bandwidth 768.0 GB/s 768.0 GB/s
ECC Memory Support Yes Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version 5 5
PCIe Lanes 96 96
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