Xeon 6972P vs Celeron 1020M

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 1020M and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2616	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	2.16	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)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 1020M and Xeon 6972P 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)	96
Threads	2	192
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Die size	118 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °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 1020M and Xeon 6972P 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	FCPGA988	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 1020M and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 1020M and Xeon 6972P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 1020M and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 1020M and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors	N/A
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 1020M and Xeon 6972P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 1020M and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 January 2013	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	96
Threads	2	192
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

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