Family illustration. Intel Corporation
Family illustration. Intel Corporation
What's the best choice Intel Xeon 6962P or Intel Xeon 6516P-B? Which processor is faster?
Compare the available specifications of these models.
Intel Xeon 6962P has a base frequency of 2.7 GHz. 72 / 144 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 500 W. Released in Q3/2025.
Intel Xeon 6516P-B has a base frequency of 2.3 GHz. 20 / 40 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 145 W. Released in Q1/2025.
Reasons to consider Higher clock speed
Around 17% better clock speed
2.3 GHz
More number of cores
52 more cores
20
Higher turbo clock speed
Around 11% higher specified turbo frequency
3.5 GHz
Common positions Intel Xeon 6962P CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
No data
Reasons to consider Lower stated TDP / base power
Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.
500 W
Common positions Intel Xeon 6516P-B CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
No data
Intel Xeon 6962P
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
Intel Xeon 6 processors
6516P-B
Server
Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.
2.3 GHz
20
40
3.5 GHz
20
Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon 6516P-B and Intel Xeon 6962P. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.
Yes
1.13 TB
4
DDR5
48
-
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon 6962P and Intel Xeon 6516P-B Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.
145 W (Manufacturer TDP)
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon 6962P and Intel Xeon 6516P-B, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
80 MB
Products formerly Granite Rapids-D
Launched
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/242898/intel-xeon-6516pb-processor-80m-cache-2-30-ghz/specifications.html
Q1/2025
FCBGA4368
Intel 3 (Manufacturer process designation)
2026-09-30
Communications Commercial Temp
No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.
These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.
Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark
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