Intel Xeon 6978P 120 Cores 240 Threads 3.9GHz BR (LGA 7529) PK8072007150900 Server CPU

High-Density Data Center Server CPU platform built around the Intel Xeon 6978P (PK8072007150900) for 2-socket scale-up

The Intel Xeon 6978P is a 6th Gen Xeon “Granite Rapids” tray processor designed for enterprise rack server and HPC nodes where core density, memory throughput, and predictable multi-socket scaling are primary design constraints. With 120 cores and 240 threads, it targets consolidation-heavy virtualisation clusters and CPU-dense analytics deployments while maintaining a clear path to 2-socket expansion on the LGA7529 platform.

For memory architecture, the Intel Xeon 6978P supports ECC and high-speed DDR5 operation up to 8800 MT/s, aligning with NUMA-aware workloads that benefit from wide memory bandwidth and robust error handling. Expansion is anchored by 96 PCIe 5.0 lanes for high-throughput NICs, NVMe storage backplanes, and accelerator attach where latency and lane availability matter. VMD improves NVMe manageability, while 6 UPI links provide the inter-socket fabric needed for coherent scale-up designs, supporting large in-memory datasets and parallel compute pipelines.

Why Choose the Intel Xeon 6978P?

The Intel Xeon 6978P balances extreme thread density with a platform profile optimized for enterprise reliability and operational consistency in 1S or 2S configurations. It supports dense consolidation per rack unit, offers broad I/O headroom for modern storage and networking, and scales cleanly for growth from single-node performance to resilient multi-socket service tiers.

Intel designs this generation to align with current data center standards for security, manageability, and performance per watt, integrating features that reduce platform overhead while maintaining predictable behavior under sustained load. The Intel Xeon 6978P additionally brings AVX-512 and Intel DL Boost for mixed compute, plus VT-x/VT-d/EPT for virtualization control paths.

Key Applications:

• Private cloud and virtualisation hosts
• HPC simulation and parallel CPU compute
• Scale-up databases and in-memory analytics
• High-throughput data services

At Happyware - Server Hardware you benefit from non-binding offers tailored to your platform bill of materials and deployment timelines, and you can secure extended warranty coverage up to 6 years for long-lived enterprise clusters built on the Intel Xeon 6978P.