Xeon 6960P vs Celeron G1620

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron G1620 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2477not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.69no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date3 December 2012 (12 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$208no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G1620 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 cores2 (Dual-core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads2144
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm5 nm
Die size94 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G1620 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA11557529
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1620 and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
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+-

Security technologies

Celeron G1620 and Xeon 6960P 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 G1620 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 G1620 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G1620 and Xeon 6960P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1620 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 December 2012 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 72
Threads 2 144
Chip lithography 22 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 500 Watt

Celeron G1620 has 809.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 3500% more physical cores and 7100% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron G1620 and Xeon 6960P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Celeron G1620 is a desktop processor while Xeon 6960P is a server/workstation one.


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