Xeon 6780E vs Celeron 2970M

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2970M and Xeon 6780E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2504	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	2.40	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)	3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$11,350

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2970M and Xeon 6780E 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)	144
Threads	2	144
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB (per module)
L3 cache	2 MB	108 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Die size	130 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	960 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2970M and Xeon 6780E 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	FCPGA946	4710
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2970M and Xeon 6780E. 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)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Celeron 2970M and Xeon 6780E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2970M and Xeon 6780E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2970M and Xeon 6780E. 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 4th Generation Intel® Processors	N/A
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2970M and Xeon 6780E integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2970M and Xeon 6780E.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	88

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 April 2014	3 June 2024
Physical cores	2	144
Threads	2	144
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	330 Watt

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