Xeon 6952P vs Celeron 887

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 887 and Xeon 6952P 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
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	1 September 2012 (12 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 887 and Xeon 6952P 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	1.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	15	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	32 nm	5 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 887 and Xeon 6952P 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	FCBGA1023	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 887 and Xeon 6952P. 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	-	+
FMA	+	-
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
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 887 and Xeon 6952P 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 887 and Xeon 6952P are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 887 and Xeon 6952P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	N/A
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 887 and Xeon 6952P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 887 and Xeon 6952P.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2012	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	96
Threads	2	192
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	400 Watt

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