Xeon 6979P vs Pentium 3825U

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3825U and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2562not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency5.55no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3825U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)120
Threads4240
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °C80 °C
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3825U 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 configuration12
SocketFCBGA11687529
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3825U and Xeon 6979P. 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)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3825U and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3825U and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3825U and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3825U and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 3825U and Xeon 6979P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3825U and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1296

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2015 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 120
Threads 4 240
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 500 Watt

Pentium 3825U has 3233.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 5900% more physical cores and 5900% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 3825U and Xeon 6979P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium 3825U is a notebook processor while Xeon 6979P is a server/workstation one.


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