Xeon 6960P vs Celeron 5305U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 5305U and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	1 April 2020 (4 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 5305U 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	no data	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	2	144
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 5305U 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	FCBGA1528	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 5305U and Xeon 6960P. 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)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 5305U and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 5305U and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 5305U and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors	N/A
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 5305U and Xeon 6960P integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 5305U and Xeon 6960P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 5305U and Xeon 6960P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 5305U and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2020	24 September 2024
Threads	2	144
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	500 Watt

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