Xeon 6979P vs Celeron G6900TE

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G6900TE and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2144	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	4.03	no data
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-S (2022)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron G6900TE and Xeon 6979P 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)	120
Threads	2	240
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G6900TE and Xeon 6979P 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	1700	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G6900TE and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Celeron G6900TE and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G6900TE and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G6900TE and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 710

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G6900TE and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 January 2022	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	120
Threads	2	240
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

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