Intel Xeon 6972P vs Intel Xeon 6731E. Specifications

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Family
  Intel Xeon 6 processors Intel Xeon 6 processors
• Processor Number
  6972P 6731E
• Segment
  Server Server

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  2.4 GHz 2.2 GHz
• CPU Cores
  96 96
• CPU Threads
  192 96
• Max. Boost Clock
  3.9 GHz 3.1 GHz

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon 6731E and Intel Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Max. Memory
  3 TB 4 TB
• Memory channels
  12 8
• Memory type
  DDR5(6400MT/s)MRDIMM(8800MT/s) DDR5-6400
• PCIe lanes
  96 88
• PCIe version
  5.0 5.0

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon 6972P and Intel Xeon 6731E Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Default TDP
  500 W (Manufacturer TDP) 250 W (Manufacturer TDP)

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon 6972P and Intel Xeon 6731E, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Cache (manufacturer label)
  480 MB 96 MB
• Codename
  Products formerly Granite Rapids Products formerly Sierra Forest
• Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
  Launched Launched
• Official source
  https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/240785/intel-xeon-6972p-processor-480m-cache-2-40-ghz/specifications.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/240366/intel-xeon-6731e-processor-96m-cache-2-20-ghz/specifications.html
• Release date
  Q3/2024 Q2/2024
• Socket
  FCLGA7529 FCLGA4710
• Technology
  Intel 3 (Manufacturer process designation) Intel 3 (Manufacturer process designation)
• Verified on
  2026-09-30 2026-09-30