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Intel Xeon 6980P Granite Rapids performance tested on Ubuntu 26.10

Brief written by the FOSSWire AI editor from Phoronix Linux Gaming & Graphics Drivers

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Key Takeaway

New benchmarks compare the performance of dual Intel Xeon 6980P processors on Ubuntu 26.10 against previous results on Ubuntu 25.10.

Summary

A performance review evaluates how the Intel Xeon 6980P Granite Rapids server platform has evolved on Linux over the last year. By testing on the newly released Ubuntu Server 26.10, the study measures the impact of the Linux 7.3 kernel and GCC 15.3 updates compared to the previous Ubuntu 25.10 environment.

Hardware and Software Configuration

  • Hardware: Gigabyte R284-A92-AAL1 2U platform with 2 x Intel Xeon 6980P processors.
  • Memory: 24 x Micron MRDIMM-8800 modules.
  • Storage: 1.5TB KIOXIA KCD8XPUG1T92 NVMe SSD.
  • Software Stack: Ubuntu 26.10 featuring Linux 7.3 kernel and GCC 15.3.

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