Xeon Gold 6548Y vs Celeron 2961Y

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2961Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2969	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	3.39	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	no data
Release date	1 December 2013 (11 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2961Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	2	64
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.1 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	118 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	83 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2961Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1168	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	11.5 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2961Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron 2961Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2961Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2961Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	16 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2961Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2961Y and Xeon Gold 6548Y.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	12	80
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	4	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 December 2013	1 October 2023
Physical cores	2	32
Threads	2	64
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	250 Watt

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