Xeon 6960P vs Celeron 440

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 440 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3173	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.62	no data
Architecture codename	Conroe-L (2007−2008)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	June 2007 (17 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$40	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 440 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	1 (Single-Core)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	1	144
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Die size	77 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	60 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	105 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1V-1.3375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 440 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	LGA775	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 440 and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 440 and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 440 and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 440 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 440 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	96

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	72
Threads	1	144
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

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