Xeon 6960P vs Celeron 1020E

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 1020E and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2558	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	2.41	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	20 January 2013 (11 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 1020E and Xeon 6960P basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	2	144
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Die size	118 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	80 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 1020E and Xeon 6960P compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	G2 (988B)	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 1020E and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Celeron 1020E and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 1020E and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 1020E and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) (650 - 1000 MHz)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 1020E and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 January 2013	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	72
Threads	2	144
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

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