Intel's 128-core wonder processor is also its most expensive CPU right now, Xeon 6980P costs more than twice its AMD's 128-core rival, the EPYC 9754

Date:
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 17:34:00 +0000

Description:
Pricing for Intel's new Xeon 6900P processor family has been announced, and it's steep, making it the most expensive x86 CPU available today

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Intels new Xeon 6900P "Granite Rapids" CPU family is here, and the first reviews say it provides solid competition for AMDs EPYC processors. The top-of-the-line model, the 6980P, has 128 high-performance cores and 256 threads, with a 2.0 GHz clock speed and 504MB of L3 cache.

We know a lot about the 6980P processor, but until now what we didnt know how much it was going to cost.

Based on other processor estimates and some educated guesswork, The Next Platform suggested it would come in at around an eye-watering $24,980. Intel has since added the costs for its new Xeon 6 6900-series CPUs to its Ark database, and its actually more affordable than expected. Thats not to say
its cheap - far from it. Not cheap

The flagship Xeon 6980P is priced at $17,800, making it the most expensive modern x86 CPU currently available. In comparison, AMDs EPYC 9754 Bergamo processor, with 128 cores, has a list price of $11,900 - a substantial difference of almost $6,000 and if you shop around you can easily get it for $8500, half the price of Intels processor.

We have pricing for the other models in the 6900-series lineup as well. The 120-core Xeon 6979P is listed at $15,750 ($131 per core), and the 96-core
Xeon 6972P comes in at $14,600 ($152 per core), which, as Toms Hardware
points out, is $2,795 more than AMDs 96-core EPYC 9654 ($123 per core). The 72-core Xeon 6960P is priced at $13,750 ($191 per core), making it one of the most expensive options per core in the range despite its lower core count.

Interestingly, Toms Hardware notes that Intels 96-core Xeon 6952P, priced at $11,400 ($119 per core), is the only Granite Rapids CPU currently cheaper
than AMDs EPYC 9654.

Historically, Intel has not priced its processors as highly as AMDs multi-threaded performance has led the market. This shift may indicate a new pricing strategy from Intel in a bid to position itself as a premium option, but it could also be indicative of the high production costs involved in creating this new generation of CPUs. More from TechRadar Pro Intel splits
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