Xeon 6960P vs Celeron N2920

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2920 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2790	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	8.09	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	1 December 2013 (10 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2920 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	4 (Quad-Core)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	4	144
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	56K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2920 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	FCBGA1170	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2920 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
Smart Connect	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N2920 and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2920 and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2920 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	N/A
Graphics max frequency	844 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2920 and Xeon 6960P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2920 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	4	96
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 December 2013	24 September 2024
Physical cores	4	72
Threads	4	144
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	500 Watt

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